| Serial Number: | 42-30143 |
| Name: | YANKEE POWERHOUSE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-90-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*Q |
| Start Date: | 1 April 1943. Original AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 25 June 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-30143 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 16 April 1943; Smoky Hill AAF, Kansas on 25 April 1943; Sioux City, Iowa on 30 April 1943; Kearney, Nebraska on 5 May 1943; Bangor, Maine on 23 May 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code JD-Q, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK. The aircraft failed to return from a mission to Hamburg, Germany on 25 June 1943 with pilot-George W. Riches, co-pilot-Richard J. McCray, waist gunner-William T. Waller, tail gunner-Stanley S. Martin (4 Killed in Action). The navigator-Donald J. Irwin, bombardier-Joseph Derer Jr., engineer/top turret gunner-Bernard H. Anderson, radio operator-Freeman S. Penney, ball turret gunner-Guy E. Smith and waist gunner-Ralph LaVoie were captured and became Prisoners of War. The aircraft was shot down by a combination of enemy aircraft and flak. The ship crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. Missing Aircrew Report (MACR) #16378. Aircraft Name: YANKEE POWERHOUSE. |
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| Research Notes: | 2021-02-14 rfp. Removed SqCode JD* obtained from FORTLOG: Loss pre-dated standard for squadron codes. Aircraft letter-in-squadron taken from Take Off & Landing Form. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1⇗ | 22 June 1943 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 23 June 1943 | Bernay-Saint-Martin, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany | Failed To Return | Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200) Sortie Report ⇗ |