| Serial Number: | 42-5086 |
| Name: | WAHOO II |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-35-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 546th‑BK*B |
| Ground Crew Chief: | Francis, Percy Tom |
| Start Date: | 5 September 1943. Transferred: Received from the 306th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 5 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 10 October 1943. Crashed: Crew bailed out on return from combat mission. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-5086 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-5086 Delivered to Tulsa Army Airfield, Oklahoma on 17 September 1942. Moved to Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine on 17 November 1942. Assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code WW-J, 306th Bombardment Group at Thurleigh, Station 111, UK on 25 November 1942. Transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-B, 384th Bombardment Group, Station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 5 September 1943. The aircraft sustained battle damage on a mission to Munster on 10 October 1943 with Pilot William M. Wilson, Copilot Carlos J. Rabby Jr., Navigator Robert K. Belk, Bombardier Richard K. Crown, Engineer/Top Turret Lester Birnbaum, Radio Operator James H. Compton, Ball Turret Gunner David L. Heintzelman, Waist Gunner Murray R. Stamm, Waist Gunner Floyd O. Miller, Tail Gunner Frank P. Greene, all 10 Returned To Duty (RTD). The entire crew bailed out over Ipswich and the aircraft crashed on the bank of River Dove, Eye, Suffolk, UK killing a cow. The aircraft was salvaged. Aircraft Name: WAHOO II. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24⇗ | 16 September 1943 | Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 25⇗ | 23 September 1943 | Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 27⇗ | 2 October 1943 | Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron Lead. Col. E Blair Garland, Hq 8th Air Force, flew on this aircraft to 'Test Blind Bombing Equipment.' Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 28⇗ | 4 October 1943 | Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 29⇗ | 8 October 1943 | Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany | Flight Completed | Air-sea rescue ship. Remainder of crew not identified. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 30⇗ | 9 October 1943 | Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 31⇗ | 10 October 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany | Crashed In Allied Territory | Crew bailed out near Ipswich; aircraft continued in flight and crash-landed at Eye, Suffolk, killing a cow. Sortie Report ⇗ |