B-17G Aircraft 42-97201 Was Assigned To 52 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 43 Of Them
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Results |
Mission/Sortie Information |
| 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 0915; could not locate formation due to bad weather.
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| 87⇗ | 10 April 1944 | Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying spare; joined formation.
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| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 97⇗ | 27 April 1944 | Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission |
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| 98⇗ | 29 April 1944 | Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Flying spare; turned back at 0932; could not find formation.
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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 | Completed Mission |
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| 100⇗ | 4 May 1944 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron, composite high group, 94th CBW.
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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 |
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| 104⇗ | 9 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102430.
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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 | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 108⇗ | 15 May 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy.
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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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| 111⇗ | 21 May 1944 | Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France | Completed Mission | Group A.
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| 112⇗ | 22 May 1944 | Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 113⇗ | 23 May 1944 | Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France | Completed Mission | 41B Group
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| 114⇗ | 24 May 1944 | Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Group Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 115⇗ | 25 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41B Group. Turned back due to oxygen failure.
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| 116⇗ | 27 May 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Group.
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| 117⇗ | 28 May 1944 | Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany | Completed Mission |
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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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| 120⇗ | 30 May 1944 | Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 122⇗ | 2 June 1944 | Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France | Completed Mission |
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| 125⇗ | 4 June 1944 | Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France | Completed Mission | Low Group; did not bomb target due to incorrectly set up intervalometer.
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| 126⇗ | 5 June 1944 | Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France | Completed Mission | Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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| 128⇗ | 6 June 1944 | Target: Two Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France | Completed Mission | K 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 | 41C Wing.
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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 | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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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 |
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| 134⇗ | 13 June 1944 | Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France | Completed Mission | Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather.
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| 135⇗ | 14 June 1944 | Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France | Completed Mission | 41D Group. Jettisoned bomb load in the English Channel due to battle damage.
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| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying spare; joined formation.
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| 147⇗ | 27 June 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France | Completed Mission | 41st B section.
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| 150⇗ | 4 July 1944 | Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France | Completed Mission | High section deputy, high group.
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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 | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | 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 | Completed Mission | Lead group.
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| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Completed Mission |
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| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed |
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| 157⇗ | 13 July 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Completed Mission | 41B Group.
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| 158⇗ | 16 July 1944 | Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron Flying Spare. Joined formation.
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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 | Completed Mission | High Group 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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| -- | 22 July 1944 | Training
(Non-Combat) | Crashed In Allied Territory | Following a landing after a training flight, co-pilot mistakenly placed landing gear switch in the 'UP' position, causing the gear to collapse during rollout. No crew were injured.
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