| Serial Number: | 42-3069 |
| Name: | PASSES CANCELLED |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-20-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*F |
| Start Date: | 12 July 1943. Transferred: Received from the 94th BG.. |
| 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: | Post Loss Document File #8⇗ |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-3069 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming (for modification) on 30 January 1943. Assigned to the 332nd Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-F, 94th Bombardment Group at Bangor, Maine on 14 April 1943. Moved to Bury St. Edmonds/Rougham, Station 468, UK in June 1943. Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-F, 384th Bombardment Group, Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 12 July 1943. Missing In Action on a mission to Hamburg, Germany on 25 July 1943 with Pilot Gordon J. Hankinson, Copilot Edwin S. Halseth, Navigator William F. McGeehan, Bombardier Charles Joseph Deignan, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Robert O. Burnes, Radio Operator David E. Kay, Ball Turret Gunner Frank L. Delmonte, Tail Gunner John S. Bagdis, Waist Gunner Donald A. Rutan, Waist Gunner Walter M. Pollard; 10 POW. The aircraft was shot down by flak and crashed near Tensbuttel, west of Albersdorf, 50 miles northwest of Hamburg, Germany. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR). Name: PASSES CANCELLED |
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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 | Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR Sortie Report ⇗ |