B-17G Aircraft 42-37785 Was Assigned To 44 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 24 Of Them
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Results |
Mission/Sortie Information |
| 36⇗ | 16 November 1943 | Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway | Completed Mission |
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| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 | Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 40⇗ | 5 December 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France | Returned To Base |
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| 41⇗ | 11 December 1943 | Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 | Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low group. Aborted with low oil pressure in #2 engine, and engine on fire. Jettisoned bombs in North Sea and landed away at Attlebridge.
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| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 | Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany | Completed Mission | 41A Group.
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| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron, lead group.
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| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany | Completed Mission | 41A Group.
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| 68⇗ | 28 February 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron.
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| 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 |
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| 72⇗ | 6 March 1944 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1117 hrs because #3 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled.
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| 73⇗ | 8 March 1944 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1028 hrs because #3 oil temperature was 115 degrees and oil pressure was at 55 lbs at 16,000ft, with condition getting worse.
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| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31495.
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| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 79⇗ | 22 March 1944 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 80⇗ | 23 March 1944 | Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France | Completed Mission | 94 Group.
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| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 | Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Polebrook, due to weather.
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| -- | 31 March 1944 | Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled |
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| 87⇗ | 10 April 1944 | Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium | Completed Mission |
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| -- | 12 April 1944 | Schweinfurt, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Deputy Flt Ldr
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| 92⇗ | 20 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group.
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| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37789.
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| 95⇗ | 25 April 1944 | Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Metz, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Landed away at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on return due to low fuel.
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| 96⇗ | 27 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission |
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| 99⇗ | 1 May 1944 | Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France | Completed Mission |
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| 101⇗ | 7 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 103⇗ | 8 May 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37974.
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| 111⇗ | 21 May 1944 | Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France | Returned To Base | Group B.
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| 113⇗ | 23 May 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group
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| 114⇗ | 24 May 1944 | Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare aircraft 42‑31364.
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| 115⇗ | 25 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group.
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| 116⇗ | 27 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 118⇗ | 28 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑38013.
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| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 | Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 125⇗ | 4 June 1944 | Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead Group. Turned back over Brighton because #2 engine was giving trouble and pulling only 17 inches, due to a hole in the exhaust collection ring.
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| 130⇗ | 7 June 1944 | Target: Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back; superchargers ran away and became uncontrollable.
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| 131⇗ | 8 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 132⇗ | 10 June 1944 | Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 134⇗ | 13 June 1944 | Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France | Completed Mission |
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| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 | Target: Athies Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Laon, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back over England due to mechanical failures.
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