B-17F 42-30074

Serial Number:	42-30074
Name:	Not Known
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-85-BO, Camouflage
Squadron:	544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	544
Start Date:	1 April 1943. Original AC.
Missions:	No combat missions flown with the 384th.
End Date:	1 May 1943. Crashed.
Related Documents:	Accident Report # 43-04-25-5⇓ (4.476 MB)
Photo Album:	No Photo Album For This Aircraft
History:	42-30074 Delivered to Denver, Colorado for modification on 6 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 14 April 1943. Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group. Crash landed at the base with pilot-Selden Longley McMillin on 25 April 1943 when the undercarriage collapsed. The ship was repaired and transferred to Hill AAF, Utah 0n 10 June 1943; Rapid City, South Dakota on 20 July 1943; 222nd Base Unit at Ardmore, Oklahoma on 22 January 1945; 332nd Base Unit at Ardmore on 16 June 1945. Reclamation Finance Corporation for salvage at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas on 11 December 1945.
Bits & Pieces:	230074 03 04 43 AI RZOI 00 04 43 G 01 05 43 SAL ZOI
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B-17F Aircraft 42-30074 Was Assigned To 1 Mission Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 0 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
--	25 April 1943	Ferrying (Non-Combat)	Crashed In Allied Territory	Non-combat sortie, ferrying aircraft from Salinas, CA to Sioux City, IA. Landing gear would not extend: pilot made a wheels-up landing. Sortie Report ⇗