| Serial Number: | 42-31246 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-10-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*A |
| Start Date: | 27 November 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 6 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 14 January 1944. Failed to return from combat operations: MIA 1/14/44 mission to Le Milliard, France. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2497⇓ (3.733 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31246 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31246 Del Cheyenne 8/10/43; Grand Island 21/10/43; Nashville 28/10/43; Ass tran 547BS/384BG [SO-A] Grafton Underwood 27/11/43; 545BS [JD-A]; MIA Pas de Calais 14/1/44 w/Neill Britt, cp-Ray Haley, b-Oscar Richard, ettg-Don Tucker, ro-Morton Harris, btg-Bill Argenbright, wg-Morton Mason, wg-Conway Nichols, tg-Clarry Wolfe (9POW), n-Ernie Lindell (EVD-ret UK before 8/6/44); flak KO'd #3 & #4, cr St Valery, Fr; MACR 2497. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 46⇗ | 24 December 1943 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 50⇗ | 5 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 51⇗ | 7 January 1944 | Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 52⇗ | 11 January 1944 | Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 53⇗ | 14 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France | Failed To Return | Downed by flak before bombs away. Sortie Report ⇗ |