B-17G 43-38213

Aircraft Details

Serial Number:	43-38213
Name:	Not Known
Manufacturer:	Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-80-BO, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron:	544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code:	544th‑SU*D
Start Date:	16 August 1944. New Replacement AC.
Missions:	This aircraft was credited with 11 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date:	13 September 1944. Failed to return from combat operations.
Related Documents:	Missing Air Crew Report # 8902⇓ (16.169 MB)
Photo Album:	No Photo Album For This Aircraft
History:	43-38213 Del Cheyenne 8/7/44; Kearney 17/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Ass 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 16/8/44; MIA Merseburg 13/9/44 w/Lee Dodson {(White)}, Bill Koch, Len Martin, John Filkorn (4KIA); Bill Canion, Alvin Eicher, Carlton McAnear, Jack Friedman, Pete Kulis (5POW); flak, cr Saalfeld, Ger; 4KIA 5POW; MACR 8902.
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B-17G Aircraft 43-38213 Was Assigned To 14 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 11 Of Them
Number	Date	Target	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Completed Mission	Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Completed Mission	High group. Sortie Report ⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148. Sortie Report ⇗
--	1 September 1944	Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLED	Mission Recalled	HGrp Flying Spare Sortie Report ⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Completed Mission	Hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Completed Mission	Sortie Report ⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Completed Mission	41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back due to pilot illness. Sortie Report ⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Failed To Return	At 1124, immediately after bombs away, this aircraft was observed going down in flames due to flak. MACR 8902 Sortie Report ⇗