| Serial Number: | 42-3088 |
| Name: | SUGAR PUSS |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-25-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*G |
| 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 #11⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-3088 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-3088 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming [for modification] on 6 February 1943. Assigned to the 410th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group at Presque Isle, Maine on 9 April 1943. Transferred to Earls Colne, Station 358, UK on 16 April 1943. Transferred to Bury St. Edmonds (Rougham), Station 468 on 15 June 1943. Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-G, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 12 July 1943. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Hamburg on 25 July 1943 with Pilot Clarence R. Christman, Navigator Verne B. Dennett, Radio Operator John J. Gillis, Ball Turret Gunner Robert A. Leonard, Tail Gunner Jerome J. Goubeaux (5 Killed In Action (KIA); Copilot Robert S. Carroll, Bombardier William H. Sears, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Albert W. Detrick, Waist Gunner Charles F. Stephenson, Waist Gunner Carl V. Hill; 5 POW. The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed between Bliedersdorf and Harsefeld, 20 miles West of Hamburg, Germany. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR). Aircraft Name: SUGAR PUSS |
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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 ⇗ |