| Serial Number: | 42-3330 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17F-45-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*N |
| Start Date: | 27 June 1943. New Replacement AC: MIA 7/14/43, mission to Villacoublay, France.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 14 July 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Post Loss Document File #6⇗ |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-3330 Delivered to Denver, Colorado [for modification] on 17 May 1943. Moved to Dow Field (Bangor Army Air Field), Bangor, Maine on 11 June 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-N, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 27 June 1943. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Villacoublay, France on 14 July 1943 with Pilot James S. Munday, Radio Operator Edward C. Ruby, Tail Gunner George F. Blackwell, Waist Gunner Francis M. Green, Waist Gunner Joseph S. Woodstock, 5 evaded (EVD); Copilot Frederick T. Marston {evaded for a time but was turned over to the Gestapo with other US crewmen from another group}, Navigator Billy J. Lansford, Bombardier Robert L. Olson, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner James E. Miles, Ball Turret Gunner Floyd Johnson, 5 POW. The aircraft crash Landed at Les Essarts-Le-Roi, South of Versailles, France. No Missing Air Crew Report (MACR). |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6⇗ | 4 July 1943 | Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Lead. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30073. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 9 July 1943 | Abbeville, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 7⇗ | 10 July 1943 | Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead Group. Ground Spare Aircraft: replaced 42‑5883. Turned back because #2 engine was 'thought to be out.' Apparently the co-pilot feathered #2 after the engineer test-fired the top turret guns, thinking the engine had 'blown up.' Bomb load returned to base. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France | Failed To Return | Hit by flak on bomb run, which knocked out #1 engine; after bombs away, fighters attacked, knocking out #3 and #4, #3 catching fire; crew bailed out; aircraft exploded and crashed 500 meters N of Les Essarts-le-Roi, France. No MACR. Sortie Report ⇗ |