Serial Number: | 43-38757 |
Name: | PEASLEE'S PAYOFF |
Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-95-BO, Natural Metal Finish |
Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*L |
Start Date: | 6 October 1944. New Replacement AC. |
Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 67 combat missions with the 384th. |
End Date: | 8 May 1945. Crashed: Crash-landed in Suffolk, UK. |
Related Documents: | Accident Report # 45-05-08-511⇓ (1.225 MB) |
Photo Album: | Aircraft 43-38757 Photo Album⇗ |
History: | 43-38757 Del Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Ass 547BS/384BG [SO-L] Grafton Underwood 6/10/44; c/l Troston AD, Sfk, UK w/Wallace Davidson 8/5/45, rep; RetUS Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; 4136 BU Tinker 19/12/45; RFC Kingman 12/1/46. PEASLEE'S PAYOFF. |
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Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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212⇗ | 17 October 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97309. Sortie Report ⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 | Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 | Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 | Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 | Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at Tilstock, due to weather. Sortie Report ⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 | Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron, B group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report ⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Sortie Report ⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
237⇗ | 9 December 1944 | Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs, reason unknown. Sortie Report ⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 | Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 | Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97263, possibly in planning rather than on the flight line. Sortie Report ⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report ⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany | Completed Mission | 41C Group. Landed away at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174, due to inclement weather. Sortie Report ⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
250⇗ | 3 January 1945 | Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37843. Sortie Report ⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 | Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 | Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97150. Sortie Report ⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 | Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 | Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany | Completed Mission | One of only three aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report ⇗ |
258⇗ | 21 January 1945 | Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany | Completed Mission | Originally assigned to Whitesides; taken by Ruckmman when he scrubbed 44‑6592. Sortie Report ⇗ |
-- | 7 February 1945 | Essen/Bottrop, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany | Did Not Take Off | Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report ⇗ |
-- | 17 February 1945 | Mannheim, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 | Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 | Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 | Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 | Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 | Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 | Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6923 Sortie Report ⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
286⇗ | 11 March 1945 | Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 | Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
288⇗ | 14 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 | Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 | Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
-- | 25 March 1945 | Lutzkendorf, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 | Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report ⇗ |
300⇗ | 30 March 1945 | Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
301⇗ | 31 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8430. Sortie Report ⇗ |
303⇗ | 4 April 1945 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
304⇗ | 5 April 1945 | Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
306⇗ | 7 April 1945 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 | Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
309⇗ | 11 April 1945 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 | Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Propellor governor failure forced early return. Sortie Report ⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
-- | 23 April 1945 | Training (Non-Combat) | Flight Completed | Sortie Report ⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 | Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | Completed Mission | High Squadron. Sortie Report ⇗ |
-- | 8 May 1945 | Training (Non-Combat) | Crashed In Allied Territory | Left main landing gear collapsed after hard landing on that wheel. There were no crew injuries. Sortie Report ⇗ |