| Serial Number: | 42-31042 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-1-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*L |
| Start Date: | 2 November 1943. Transferred: Received from 1 BAD Burtonwood.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 26 November 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 1663⇓ (16.365 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-31042 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 9 September 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group, station 155, Great Ashfield, UK on 10 October 1943; transferred to the 303rd Bombardment Group, station 107, Molesworth on 19 October 1943, then to the 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD), station 590, Burtonwood on 23 October 1943. Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-L, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 2 November 1943. Failed to return from a mission to Bremen, Germany on 26 November 1943 with pilot-John Benjamin Holland, co-pilot-Frank Adolph Procopio, bombardier-Thomas Gerald Witt, engineer/top turret gunner-James Hillard Winfree, radio operator-Walter John Lazarz, ball turret gunner-Lennon Cleveland Lisenby, waist gunner-Stanley Duzynski, waist gunner-Angus Lee Newman, tail gunner-Julian Austin Britt (9 Prisoners of War). The navigator-Charles Thomas East was Killed in Action. The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Uthlede, six miles South East of Hagen, 18 miles North West of Bremen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #1663. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 | Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany | Failed To Return | Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Hagen, Germany; MACR 1663 Sortie Report ⇗ |