| Serial Number: | 42-31606 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-20-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*O |
| Start Date: | 6 January 1944. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 12 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 4 March 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2739⇓ (12.108 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-31606 Del Cheyenne 27/11/43; Gr Island 10/12/43; Bangor 14/12/43; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-O] Grafton Underwood 6/1/44, 544BS [SU-U]; MIA Bonn 4/3/44 w/Hollie Lovvorn, n-John Kazmerski, b- Chas Fleenor, ettg-Gerald Wilson, ro-Jim Schwartz, btg-Bob Miller, tg-Homer Taylor (7POW); cp-Francis Witt{ret UK 18/5/44}, wg-Ken Leach, wg-Severino Fernandez{both via Spain 1/6/44} (3EVD); flak, cr Hangest-sur-Somme, 11 miles NW of Amiens, Fr; MACR 2739. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41B Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 24 January 1944 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Grp Y Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Low group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group low Squadron deputy. 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 Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 61⇗ | 8 February 1944 | Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31211. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 62⇗ | 11 February 1944 | Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | 41A Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 70⇗ | 3 March 1944 | Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Mission Recalled | High Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 71⇗ | 4 March 1944 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany | Failed To Return | Low Squadron lead. Left formation at 1156 hrs right after bombs away going down under control, apparently in good condition and covered by friendly fighters; damaged by flak, crashed about 15 km northwest of Amiens, France. MACR 2739. Sortie Report ⇗ |