| Serial Number: | 42-31274 |
| Name: |
SEA HAG While the name was not painted on the aircraft, the name derives from a remark by the pilot, Lt. Randall Jacobs after ditching on 30 December 1943: 'I just couldn't keep the old 'SEA HAG' in the air.' [as told by Jack Goetz, Engineer on that mission] |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-10-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*O |
| Start Date: | 22 November 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 8 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 30 December 1943. Ditched: Ditched returning from 12/30/43 mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 1768⇓ (1.636 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31274 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31274 Del Cheyenne 13/10/43; Romulus 3/11/43; Ass 544BS/384BG [SU- ] Grafton Underwood 22/11/43; MIA Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 w/Randolph Jacobs, cp-Winthrop Jackson, n-John Curtin, b-Dave Davis, ettg-Jack Goetz, ro-Doy Cloud, btg-Don. Gorham, wg-Larry Wagner, tg-Bob Compton (9RTD), wg-Aldo Gregori (KIA-lost in ditching, never found); mech fault, ditched Channel, nine rescued. MACR 1768. SEA HAG. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 30 November 1943 | Solingen, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 39⇗ | 1 December 1943 | Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 41-24525. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 40⇗ | 5 December 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France | Returned To Base | Wing deputy. 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 | Low group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. 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 | 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 ⇗ |
| 47⇗ | 30 December 1943 | Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Failed To Return: Ditched | Composite Squadron Ldr; mechanical fault; 15 mins over France #1 prop ran away, threw chunks of cowling, and caught on fire; MACR 1768; ditched in Channel at 1125 hrs; nine crew picked up, one missing; crew at Swanley Manor Hospital in Lewes. Sortie Report ⇗ |