| Serial Number: | 42-31516 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-20-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*M |
| Ground Crew Chief: | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| Start Date: | 18 February 1944. |
| Missions: | No combat missions flown with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 22 February 1944. Crashed. |
| Related Documents: | Accident Report # 44-02-22-511⇓ (22.753 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31516 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31516 Del Denver 16/11/43; Spokane 19/11/43; Missoula 24/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Romulus 6/1/44; Presque Is 7/1/44; Ass 546BS/384BG [BK- ] Grafton Underwood 18/2/44; forming up for Oschersleben 22/2/44 coll w/42-38041 (303BG) w/Syd Jeter, cp-George Schutz, ettg-Don McDonald, ro-George DuPuis, btg-John Lisch, wg-Ferdie Madl, wg-Metro Persoskie, tg-Edgar Scheffer (8KIA); n-Bill Bailey, b-Ken Swanson (2RTD), cr Irthlingborough, Northants,UK; Sal AFSC 23/2/44. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron deputy, lead group. Aborted because #3 prop began throwing oil excessively, was feathered for examination, and could not be unfeathered. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany | Crashed In Allied Territory | 41B Group. Collided with 42‑38041 from 303rd BG, Molesworth, while forming up at 0956; crashed near Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire; only survivors were bombardier and navigator who parachuted to safety. Sortie Report ⇗ |