| Serial Number: | 42-5889 |
| Name: | LIBERTY BELLE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17F-30-VE, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 544th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 544th‑SU*A |
| Start Date: | 23 June 1943. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 6 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 22 August 1943. Transferred: Sent to the 306th BG. |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-5889 Delivered to Long Beach, California on 22 April 1943. Moved to Lowry Field, Colorado on 5 May 1943, then to Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas on 26 May 1943, then to Dow Field, Maine on 2June 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU*A, 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 23 June 1943. Transferred to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code WW*W, 306th Bombardment Group, Thurleigh, station 111 in August 1943. On return from a mission to Gdynia, Poland on 9 October 1943 the ship crash landed at RAF Matlaske, Norfolk overshooting the runway to end up in Lty Burningham w/Gustave Holstrom, cp-Francis Ferguson, n-Phil Anderson, b-Curtis Dunlap, ettg-Paul Loubet, ro-MikeUhrin, btg-Fred Massey, wg-Bill Oliver, wg-Harry Maron, tg-Chas Fatighati (10RTD), The aircraft was salvaged. Aircraft Name: LIBERTY BELLE. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 | Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Only aircraft/crew of the Low Squadron to return to Grafton Underwood today. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 11⇗ | 28 July 1943 | Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 12⇗ | 29 July 1943 | Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 15⇗ | 15 August 1943 | Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 17⇗ | 17 August 1943 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |