| Serial Number: | 42-39784 |
| Name: | CABIN IN THE SKY |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17G-1-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*J |
| Start Date: | 2 November 1943. Transferred: Received from 1 BAD, Burtonwood.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 13 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 8 February 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2496⇓ (16.693 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-39784 Del Long Beach 30/8/43; Scott 17/9/43; ass 303BG Molesworth 18/10/43; tran 1 BAD Burtonwood 23/10/43; re-ass 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; MIA Frankfurt 8/2/44 w/Royston Covington, ro-Ken Christian (2EVD); cp-Jim Geary, n-Floyd Ohlson, b-Tom McGuinn, ettg-John Younker, btg-Bill Onstad, wg-Bill Caine{evaded until 28/3/44}, wg-Stan Whitney, tg-Alec Wasilewski (8POW); flak, cr Rethel, five miles SE of Cherbourg, Fr; MACR 2496. CABIN IN THE SKY. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 | Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | FLIGHT TIME 5:40 Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 38⇗ | 29 November 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back; couldn't find formation after taking off late, due to misunderstanding over low engine oil pressure. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 30 November 1943 | Solingen, Germany, RECALLED | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 39⇗ | 1 December 1943 | Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5838. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 40⇗ | 5 December 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France | Returned To Base | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 41⇗ | 11 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission | FLIGHT TIME 5:55 Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Low group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 44⇗ | 20 December 1943 | Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Brought one bomb back due to bomb release malfunction. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Completed Mission | FLIGHT TIME 5:30 Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 46⇗ | 24 December 1943 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37727. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 47⇗ | 30 December 1943 | Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission | Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #6 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 50⇗ | 5 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Bomb load included 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets) in addition to six 500-pound bombs. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 51⇗ | 7 January 1944 | Target: 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 ⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead group. Turned back at 1007 hrs because #3 engine was throwing oil and caught fire. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 61⇗ | 8 February 1944 | Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Failed To Return | High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs after first and only attack by enemy aircraft on our wing; jettisoned his bombs; crashed southeast of Cherbourg, France, possibly near near le Theil, France. MACR 2496 Sortie Report ⇗ |