| Serial Number: | 42-3188 |
| Name: | MISS CARRIAGE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-30-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*F |
| Start Date: | 9 June 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 26 June 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 15567⇓ (0.525 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-3188 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming [for modification] on 15 March 1943. Moved to Dow Field (Bangor Army Airfield) Bangor, Maine on 25 May 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-F, 384th Bombardment Group, Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 9 June 1943. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Villacoublay, France on 26 June 1943 with Pilot Thomas A. Cuddeback, Copilot Luther E. Adair Jr., Bombardier James F. Dillon Jr., Radio Operator Philip James Fink, Ball Turret Gunner Albert L. Suchy; (5 POW), Navigator George R. Singer, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Edward T. Bessey, Waist Gunner David J. Hardin, Waist Gunner Marvin F. Brown, Tail Gunner John V. Selgo; 5 Killed In Action (KIA). The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft. Three engines were smoking before exploding. The ship crashed at La Planquay, seven miles Northwest of Bernay, France. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15567. Aircraft Name: FLAK ALLEY LIL' aka MISS CARRIAGE. |
| Research Notes: | 2021-02-14 rfp: SqCode taken from Take Off & Landing Form (even though this mission pre-dated the standardization of squadron codes. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2⇗ | 25 June 1943 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Bombed an unknown city. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 3⇗ | 26 June 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Failed To Return | Initially attacked east of Caen, France, by enemy aircraft; lost altitude rapidly; crashed in La Chapelle-Hareng, France. MACR 15567 Sortie Report ⇗ |