| Serial Number: | 42-97488 |
| Name: | Not Known |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17G-15-VE, Natural Metal Finish |
| Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*D |
| Start Date: | 19 February 1944. Transferred: Received from the 457th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 2 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 22 February 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2465⇓ (16.916 MB) |
| Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
| History: | 42-97488 Del Cheyenne 30/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Kearney 15/1/44; Ass 96BG Snetterton 8/2/44; tran 457BG Glatton 9/2/44; 547BS/384BG [SO- ] Grafton Underwood 19/2/44; MIA Oschersleben 22/2/44 w/Norman DeFrees, cp-George Hunt, n-Ivan Moody, b-Ellis Miller, ettg-Lloyd Moore, ro-Bill Wright, btg-Luther Smith, wg-John Ecker, wg-Harley Hallam, tg-Jack Kushner (10POW); e/a, cr Wesel, Ger; MACR 2465. |
| Research Notes: | Aircraft letter code D primarily appears on the Takeoff and Landing forms, while letter G appears on Formation charts. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany | Failed To Return | 41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 10-15 Me-109s, between 1230 and 1300 hrs near Münster, Germany; crashed near Dortmund or Wesel, Germany. MACR 2465. Sortie Report ⇗ |