| Serial Number: | 42-30142 |
| Name: | PISTOL PACKIN MAMMA |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-90-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*L |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 3 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 14 August 1943. Transferred: Sent to the 388th BG. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-30142 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-30142 Del Cheyenne 15/4/43; Sioux City 30/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 22/5/43; Ass 544BS/384BG [SU-L] Grafton Underwood 29/9/43; trans 560BS/388BG Knettishall /43; MIA {35m} Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 w/Roy Walker, n-Ken Haines, b-Don Naughton, ro-George Harper, wg-Luther Hawkins (5POW); wg-Bill Marshall, btg-Bob Feese (2KIA); cp-Bill Koenig, ettg-Ken Shaver, tg-John Buckner (3EVD after escaping from POW train); flak, c/l Ijzendijke, eight miles SE of Flushing, Hol; MACR 3123. PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron Deputy. Turned back with number 1 engine running very rough, with insufficient supercharger boost. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 4⇗ | 28 June 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with problems in #1 and #2 engines. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 5⇗ | 29 June 1943 | Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30139. Turned back due to runaway prop on #1 engine. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 | Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 11⇗ | 28 July 1943 | Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Wing lead. Turned back with #2 engine out. Bombed unidentified location on island of Terschelling, The Netherlands. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |