| Event Date: 1943-11-30 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: DeFrees and minimal crew were ferrying the aircraft from Little Staughton to Grafton Underwood. The left landing gear was damaged when the aircraft landed short and hard. He was instructed to return to Little Staughton and crash-land there. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5747 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | HANGAR QUEEN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Reid, Harvey William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, Roger Clement⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Moody, Ivan Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Shipley, Charles Marion⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Passenger | Smith, Leland Royce, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 43-11-30-519⇗ |