| Serial Number: | 42-5720 |
| Name: | SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-5-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*A |
| Start Date: | 22 August 1943. Transferred: Received from the 306th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 6 September 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 776⇓ (10.353 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-5720 Delivered to Tulsa Army Air Field, Oklahoma on 23 September 1942. Moved to Fort Wayne [Baer Field], Indiana on 2 November 1942. Moved to West Palm Beach [Morrison Army Air Field], Florida on 14 December 1942. Assigned to the 367th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code GY-Y and then to the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group at Thurleigh, Station 111, UK on 2 February 1943. The ship was in a taxi accident with Pilot Dick O'Hara on 20 April 1943. Transferred to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-A, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 23 August 1943. The ship went missing In Action on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany on 6 September 1943 with Pilot Lester H. Aufmuth, Navigator Charles O. Downe, Bombardier James C. Jensen Jr., Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Robert K. Price, Waist Gunner Joseph H. Smith, 5 POW; Copilot James G. McMath, Radio Operator Louie F. Weatherford, Ball Turret Gunner James L. Wagner, Waist Gunner Charles A. Fisher, Tail Gunner Carl E. Bachmann, 5 Evaded (5 EVD) The ship ran out of gas and crashed at Doiains, ten miles east of Evreux, France. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 776. Aircraft Name: SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 30 August 1943 | Achiet-le-Grand, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 19⇗ | 31 August 1943 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 2 September 1943 | Vannes, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 20⇗ | 3 September 1943 | Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 21⇗ | 6 September 1943 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany | Failed To Return | Damaged by enemy aircraft; insufficient fuel to return to England; made a forced landing in field near Beauvais, France; MACR 776. Sortie Report ⇗ |