Serial Number: | 44-8665 |
Name: | Not Known |
Manufacturer: | Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17G-75-VE, Natural Metal Finish |
Squadron: | 547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
Squadron ID Code: | 547th‑SO*W |
Start Date: | 28 January 1945. Transferred: Received from the 305th BG.. |
Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 16 combat missions with the 384th. |
End Date: | 9 May 1945. Transferred: Sent to the 457th BG. |
Photo Album: | No Photo Album For This Aircraft |
History: | 44-8665 Del Cheyenne 20/11/44; Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; Ass 305BG Chelveston 24/12/44; 547BS/384BG [SO-W] Grafton Underwood 28/1/45; 457BG Glatton 9/5/45; Sal 9AF Germany 18/4/46. |
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Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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265⇗ | 9 February 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany | Returned Early | High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Returned early after entering enemy airspace, because right waist and bombardier's oxygen regulators 'blew up'. Attacked a target of opportunity, a factory, in Nordhorn, Germany. Sortie Report ⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany | Completed Mission | Group lead. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report ⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 | Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany | Completed Mission | Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 | Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany | Completed Mission | Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 | Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 | Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 | Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified in mission documents. Sortie Report ⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 | Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 | Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 | Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 | Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8789. Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. 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 | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified Sortie Report ⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
309⇗ | 11 April 1945 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 | Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France | Completed Mission | Lt. Walker, Low Squadron Lead Sortie Report ⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 | Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report ⇗ |