| Serial Number: | 42-31045 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Aircraft ID Code: | BK*M |
| Ground Crew Chief: | McKinney, Lauren L |
| Start Date: | 29 November 1943. Transferred: received from the 305th BG. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 15 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 8 February 1944. Salvaged: Crash-landed on ferry flight to 2 SAD Little Staughton when gear failed to extend. |
| Photo Album: | Photos of aircraft 42-31045⇗ |
| Production Block: | B-17G-1-BO |
| History: | 42-31045 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 10 September 1943; Grand Island, Nebraska on 1 November 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 305th Bombardment Group, station 105, Chelveston, UK on 11 November 1943 then transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-M, 384th Bombardment Group, station 106, Grafton Underwood on 29 November 1943. While on a ferry trip to station 127, Second Advanced Air depot (2 SAD), station 127, Little Staughton for installation of GEE equipment on 8 February 1944 with pilot-Henry V. Markow, co-pilot-Edward Lundgren, navigator-John W. Schweikart, engineer/top turret gunner-Owen G. Atkinson, passenger-Captain Arthur Poley and passenger-Lt George J. Hackett (7 Returned to Duty), the landing gear failed to function correctly so the pilot was forced to crash land at Little Staughton. The aircraft was salvaged on 17 February 1944. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40⇗ | 5 December 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France | Returned to Base | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 41⇗ | 11 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 44⇗ | 20 December 1943 | Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 46⇗ | 24 December 1943 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France | Completed Mission | Composite group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 48⇗ | 31 December 1943 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France | Completed Mission | Landed away at Chelveston; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Aborted | Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back because of an oxygen system failure. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 50⇗ | 5 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 51⇗ | 7 January 1944 | Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Aborted | Became separated from formation in dense coulds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 52⇗ | 11 January 1944 | Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 53⇗ | 14 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 24 January 1944 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLED | Returned to Base | B Grp Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Spare, Returned As Briefed | Low group Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 57⇗ | 3 February 1944 | Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany | Completed Mission | Low group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 58⇗ | 4 February 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 59⇗ | 5 February 1944 | Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; crewmembers not identified. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Crash-landed on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report ⇗ |