| Serial Number: | 42-5806 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-25-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: |
547th‑SU*Y (through 1943-07-12) 545th‑JD*Z (through 1943-08-12) |
| Start Date: | 3 July 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 12 August 1943. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Comments: | While this aircraft was initially assigned to the 547th, it was transferred to the 545th prior to its first combat mission. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 288⇓ (26.475 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-5806 Delivered to Long Beach, California for modification on 15 February 1943. Moved to Smokey Hill Army Airfield, Kansas on 23 March 1943, then to Tinker Army Airfield, Oklahoma on 24 May 1943, then to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine on 19 June 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code JD*Z, 384th Bombardment Group Grafton Underwood Station 106, England on 3 July 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 12 August 1943 with Pilot Robert D Swank, Ball Turret Gunner Carl T. Johnson, Flexible Gunner Peter P. Sorbo, Flexible Gunner Charles V. Richey ? 4 Killen in Action; Copilot William A, Hoffmeyer, Navigator Harold A. Bolin, Bombardier Newell E. Perkins, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Russell J. Kosse, Radio Operator William E. Mattoon, Tail Gunner J.D. Martin ? 6 Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Vollmershofen-Heidgen, 6 miles Southwest of Bonn, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 288. UNNAMED |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Failed To Return | Hit by flak on the way to the target, then attacked by fighters. Some of crew bailed out before aircraft exploded. Crashed near Volmershofen/Heidgen (5 miles SW of Bonn), Germany. MACR 288 Sortie Report ⇗ |