| Serial Number: | 42-97124 |
| Name: | THE JOKER |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-40-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*M |
| Start Date: | 12 March 1944. Transferred: Received from the 457th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 8 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 13 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3870⇓ (11.912 MB) Monument B-17 "The Joker"⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-97124 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-97124 Del Cheyenne 29/1/44; Kearney 20/2/44; Presque Is 27/2/44; Ass 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; tran 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; MIA Augsburg 13/4/44 w/Herb Swenson, cp- Don Smith, n-Chas White, b-Austin Dunning, ro-Clarry Wieseckel, wg-Don Brown (6EVD); btg-Gordon McIntosh, wg-Ralph Sack, tg-Ed Zabinski (3POW); ettg-Jim Young (KIA-in e/a attack); e/a, cr Berismenil, nr Laroche-en-Ardenne, 12 miles N of Bastogne, Fr; MACR 3870. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France | Completed Mission | 94 Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 | Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 31 March 1944 | Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 86⇗ | 9 April 1944 | Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1003 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Bombs jettisoned in Channel due to malfunction of bomb bay doors. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 87⇗ | 10 April 1944 | Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 12 April 1944 | Schweinfurt, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Bérismenil, Belgium. MACR 3870 Sortie Report ⇗ |