| 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. |
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| 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 ⇗ |