B-17G 42-37725

Serial Number:	42-37725
Name:	Not Known
Manufacturer:	Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17G-10-DL, Camouflage
Squadron:	546th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	546th‑BK*G
Ground Crew Chief:	Schuyler, Charles Robert
Start Date:	19 December 1943. New Replacement AC.
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	31 December 1943. Crashed.
Photo Album:	No Photo Album For This Aircraft
History:	42-37725 Del Denver 10/8/43 w/John Hartlieb; Gr Island 20/20/43; ass 546BS/384BG Grafton Underwood 19/12/43; MIA Bordeaux 31/12/43 w/John Rich, cp-George Wehry, n-Joe Indest, b-Bill Marvin, ettg-Howard Eklund, ro-Henry Montagne, btg-Norman Henken, wg-D. Jacobson, wg-Jack Louden, tg-K. Goddard (10RTD); target obscured so no bombs were dropped, on return a/c ditched off Sussex, but the crew bailed out over Chailey area, Sussex. No MACR.
Bits & Pieces:	237725 305 366 KY N1 10 08 43 AI 01 11 43 AOS 00 00 43 G 00 00 43 384BG See: NASA 66026AC 237725 384 546 BK 10 08 43 AI 01 11 43 AOS 19 12 43 G 03 01 44 2SAD RG 05 01 44 31 12 43 FTRDIT North Sea - 2Lt John Rich Jr. - 10 RTD
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B-17G Aircraft 42-37725 Was Assigned To 2 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 2 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Crashed In Allied Territory	Ditched. Eight crewmen bailed out in vicinity of Offham, Sussex Sortie Report ⇗