| Serial Number: | 42-3024 |
| Name: | ROYAL FLUSH |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-15-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*K |
| Start Date: | 26 June 1943. Transferred: Crashed near Neritz, Germany. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 25 July 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 16117⇓ (1.059 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-3024 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-3024 Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-K, 384th Bombardment Group, Morrison Army Air Field, Florida on 13 March 1943, Moved to Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 25 May 1943 and subsequently transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-K. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Hamburg on 25 July 1943 with Pilot P. J. Ward, Navigator Robert Bederman, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Bert Landrum Jr. (3 POW); Copilot Walter J. Mondo, Bombardier George J. Janciek, Radio Operator Frank Chiafari, Ball Turret Gunner Nicholas D. Ciamarra, Waist Gunner John L. Holmes, Waist Gunner John F. Jackson, Tail Gunner William C. Patton , 7 Killed In Action (KIA). This aircraft was shot down by flak and crashed at Neritz, four miles Southwest of Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16117. Plane Name: ROYAL FLUSH. |
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| Research Notes: | Only appears on the inventory as a 546th ship (6 July 1943). |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Failed To Return | Damaged by enemy action, details uncertain. Sortie Report ⇗ |