B-17G Aircraft 42-97142 Was Assigned To 80 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 65 Of Them
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Date |
Target |
Results |
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| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 77⇗ | 19 March 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France | Completed Mission |
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| 78⇗ | 20 March 1944 | Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Mission Recalled | Low Squadron deputy.
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| 79⇗ | 22 March 1944 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron, composite high group.
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| 80⇗ | 23 March 1944 | Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 82⇗ | 26 March 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France | Completed Mission |
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| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France | Completed Mission | 41 Squadron.
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| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 | Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France | Completed Mission |
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| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Harrington, due to weather.
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| -- | 31 March 1944 | Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled |
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| 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 1130 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather.
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| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| -- | 12 April 1944 | Schweinfurt, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled |
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| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 90⇗ | 18 April 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy.
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| 91⇗ | 19 April 1944 | Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 92⇗ | 20 April 1944 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France | Completed Mission | A Wing, High group.
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| -- | 21 April 1944 | Leuna, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled |
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| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 99⇗ | 1 May 1944 | Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France | Flight Completed | Weather ship.
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| 100⇗ | 4 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 101⇗ | 7 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 102⇗ | 8 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97204. High Squadron deputy.
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| 104⇗ | 9 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France | Completed Mission |
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| -- | 10 May 1944 | Ehrang, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | High Grp A
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| 105⇗ | 11 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany | Completed Mission | 41B Group.
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| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 107⇗ | 13 May 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland | Completed Mission | High Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
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| 109⇗ | 19 May 1944 | Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Group.
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| 117⇗ | 28 May 1944 | Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 | Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland | Completed Mission |
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| 124⇗ | 3 June 1944 | Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France | Completed Mission | High Squadron Lead.
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| 125⇗ | 4 June 1944 | Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France | Completed Mission |
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| 126⇗ | 5 June 1944 | Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France | Completed Mission | High Group Deputy.
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| 128⇗ | 6 June 1944 | Target: Two Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France | Completed Mission | J Squadron.
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| 130⇗ | 7 June 1944 | Target: Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France | Completed Mission |
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| 131⇗ | 8 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France | Completed Mission | 41D Group. Bombed Primary Target.
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| 132⇗ | 10 June 1944 | Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France | Spare, Completed Mission | 41A Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation.
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| 133⇗ | 12 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France | Completed Mission | Flying Spare Aircraft. Joined formation.
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| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 | Target: Athies Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Laon, France | Completed Mission | High Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 | Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany | Completed Mission | Low Group, #3 position. Led group after designated Group Lead (Stallings/June) aborted, and Deputy Lead (Thoma) was killed on the bomb run.
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| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment
Type: Transportation
Location: Sens, France | Completed Mission |
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| 148⇗ | 28 June 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A wing. Landed away at Rattlesden, AAF Station 126, on return due to weather.
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| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Montdidier, France | Completed Mission |
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| 150⇗ | 4 July 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France | Completed Mission |
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| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France | Completed Mission | High group.
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| 153⇗ | 7 July 1944 | Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A wing.
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| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Renescure, France | Spare, Completed Mission | High group flying spare; joined formation.
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| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back because of an oxygen system problem.
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| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 | Target: Beautor Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Beautor, France | Completed Mission | Low group.
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| 160⇗ | 18 July 1944 | Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany | Completed Mission | 41B Group.
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| 161⇗ | 19 July 1944 | Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 162⇗ | 20 July 1944 | Target: Aircraft Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with a sick crew member. Hot camera ship.
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| 163⇗ | 21 July 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 | Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France | Completed Mission | Low group.
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| 166⇗ | 28 July 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 167⇗ | 29 July 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back over field because of low oil pressure.
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| 168⇗ | 31 July 1944 | Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | High Group.
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| 169⇗ | 1 August 1944 | Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France | Completed Mission | Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 170⇗ | 3 August 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France | Completed Mission | H Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 | Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 | Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, high group.
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| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 | Target: "Landing Ground"
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: La Perthe, France | Spare, Completed Mission | Low group flying spare; joined formation. Cline apparently experienced a problem with this aircraft, and mission records indicate a change to Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31222. Eventually, however, he flew the mission in his originally assigned ship.
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| 179⇗ | 13 August 1944 | Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France | Completed Mission | High section deputy, lead group.
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| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 | Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, lead group.
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| 181⇗ | 16 August 1944 | Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102430.
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| 182⇗ | 18 August 1944 | Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group. Turned back because of instrument failures.
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| 183⇗ | 24 August 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 184⇗ | 25 August 1944 | Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, lead group.
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| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | High section lead, low group.
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| -- | 1 September 1944 | Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled |
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| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship, high Squadron.
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| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 | Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 | Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | 41A Group, 41B Group Flying Spare. Filled in position in 41A Group.
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| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia | Failed To Return | At 1105 near Wittenburg, aircraft was hit by ME-109s on first attack in #3 engine; could not climb back to formation and continuously drifted behind until lost sight of; right wing fell off at 1109 and aircraft went down on fire in a steep glide; 3 chutes; crashed in Grünfelde, immediately west of Kyritz, Germany; MACR 8901
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