Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Official Website of the 384th Bomb Group Heritage Association.
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Serial Number: | 42-97231 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-45-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*D |
| Start Date: | 23 March 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 4 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 13 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3872⇓ (36.923 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-97231 Del Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 24/3/44; MIA Schweinfurt 13/4/44 w/Verlyn Tollisen, cp-Dana White, n-Willis Fitzsimmons, b-Roy McGinnis (4KIA); ettg-Bob Patterson, ro-Beryl Coffman, btg-Simon Velasquez, wg-Earl Friess, wg-Elmer Threet, tg-Hubert Davis (6POW); e/a, exploded and cr Elmshausen, nr Reichenbach, Ger; MACR 3872. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | 94 Group. 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 | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | 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 | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, low group. 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 | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 89⇗ | 13 April 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Failed To Return | Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872 Sortie Report ⇗ |