| Serial Number: | 42-3122 |
| Name: | APRIL'S FOOL |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-25-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*N |
| Start Date: | 6 July 1943. Transferred: Received from the 96th 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 #9⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-3122 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-3122 Delivered to Denver, Colorado [for modification] on 20 February 1943. Transferred to Presque Isle, Maine on 5 April 1943. Assigned to the 413th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code MZ*Q, 96th Bombardment Group, at Thurleigh, Station 111, UK on 17 April 1943. Transferred to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code JD*N, 384th Bombardment Group, Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 6 July 1943. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Hamburg on 25 July 1943 with Pilot Ralph J. Hall, Copilot Rodney W. House, Navigator R.O. Henley Jr., Bombardier Warren B. Dillon, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Homer J. Cocklin, Radio Operator Smith J. Davis, Ball Turret Gunner Albert R. Valcour, Waist Gunner James S. Parrish, Waist Gunner Reamond C. Smiley, Tail Gunner Paul E. McNeal (10 POW); The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Glashutte, six miles North of Hamburg, Germany. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) has been located for this aircraft. Aircraft Name: APRIL'S FOOL. |
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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 ⇗ |