| Serial Number: | 42-97233 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-45-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*K |
| Start Date: | 9 April 1944. New Replacement AC. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 1 combat mission with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 13 April 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 3874⇓ (16.900 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-97233 Del Cheyenne 9/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Presque Is 25/3/44; Ass 545BS/384BG [JD-K] Grafton Underwood 9/4/44; MIA Schweinfurt 13/4/44 w/Scott Briley, cp-Marcel Letourneau, b-Vince Consoli, ettg-Jack Ward, ro-Carl Hitchcock, btg-Karl Stauffer, wg-John Allen, wg-Jim McLain, tg-Ralph Voorhees (9POW); n-Dexter Warren (KIA); e/a, cr Vielbrunn, nr Bad Konig/Odenwald, 19 miles SE of Darmstadt, Ger; MACR 3874. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 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 Vielbrunn, Germany (27 km south of Aschaffenburg). MACR 3874 Sortie Report ⇗ |