| Serial Number: | 42-31871 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-30-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*T |
| Start Date: | 21 February 1944. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 7 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 18 March 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3485⇓ (1.373 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-31871 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-31871 Del Cheyenne 29/12/43; Kearney 23/1/44; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-T] Grafton Underwood 21/2/44; MIA Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 w/Bill La Seur, cp-Joe Lessig, n-Bill Howell, b-Phillip Loh, ettg-John O'Brien, ro-Jim Hay, btg-Ed Gormley, wg-Rich Harper, wg-Dorrance Froment, tg-Gene Gardner (10INT); flak, lost #1 & #2, f/l Dubendorf A/fd, Switz; MACR 3485. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, low group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Aborted 10 miles NW of Splasher 1 due to an oxygen leak. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. 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 | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 71⇗ | 4 March 1944 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 73⇗ | 8 March 1944 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy, high group, 40th B Combat Wing. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Failed To Return | At 1445 hrs called Group Leader saying he had two engines out and would try for home; had escort of four friendly fighters; force-landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland; MACR 3485. From 303rd BG: 'Secret equipment destroyed. Landed wheels down at Dubendorf. Wheels retracted after landing, but aircraft could not be burned because of Swiss interference. Target was bombed. Could not feather #1 engine out on bomb run. Half power obtained from engines Nos. 2 and 3 which were running rough.' Sortie Report ⇗ |