B-17G 42-37727

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 42-37727
Name: ELISE
Manufacturer: Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17G-10-DL, Camouflage
Squadron: 545th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 545th‑JD*Z
Start Date: 2 November 1943. Transferred: Received from 1 BAD, Burtonwood..
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 8 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 30 January 1944. Failed to return from combat operations.
Related Documents:Missing Air Crew Report # 2265⇓ (3.243 MB)
Photo Album: Aircraft 42-37727 Photo Album⇗
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B-17G Aircraft 42-37727 Was Assigned To 13 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 8 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
37⇗26 November 1943Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
38⇗29 November 1943Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
--30 November 1943Solingen, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
39⇗1 December 1943Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
46⇗24 December 1943Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France		Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑39784.
Sortie Report ⇗
48⇗31 December 1943Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France		Completed MissionLanded away at Alconbury; bombs returned.
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49⇗4 January 1944Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany		Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back becuse aircraft needed 'excessive power settings ... to stay in formation.'
Sortie Report ⇗
51⇗7 January 1944Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany		Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Flying spare. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
Sortie Report ⇗
52⇗11 January 1944Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
54⇗21 January 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France		Completed Mission41A Group.
Sortie Report ⇗
--24 January 1944Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLEDMission RecalledA Grp
Sortie Report ⇗
55⇗29 January 1944Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany		Completed MissionLead group.
Sortie Report ⇗
56⇗30 January 1944Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany		Failed To ReturnLow group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed between Beber and Eimbeckhausen, Germany. Casualties buried in Bad Münder. MACR 2265
Sortie Report ⇗