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Mona's Marauders

B17G-45-BO, built in Boeing's Seattle plant, delivered to the USAAF on February 28, 1944, and assigned to the 447th at Rattlesden on April 11. Officially assigned to the 711th Bomb Squadron, the aircraft was flown by crews from all four squadrons.

The plant is believed to have carried the name Mona's Marauders as well as Ramblin' Wreck.  The origin of both names is unknown.

Combat Missions:

One of the 447th's "Century Ships," Mona's Mauraders is credited with 110 combat missions.  From available records, we've identified 105, shown below.

NO DATE TARGET PILOT
1 05/09/44 LAON/ATHIES A/D Pleticha
2 05/11/44 MALINES Radle
3 05/12/44 ZWICKAU McClintock
4 05/20/44 LIEGE Radle
5 05/23/44 TROYES Moriarity
6 05/24/44 BERLIN Schreiner
7 05/25/44 BRUSSELS Schreiner
8 05/28/44 KONISBURG Schreiner
9 05/29/44 LEIPZIG Schreiner
10 05/30/44 ST. POL SIRACOURT Schreiner
11 06/02/44 WIMEREUX Schreiner
12 06/02/44 WIMEREUX Schreiner
13 06/04/44 WISSANT Schreiner
14 06/05/44 LE TOUQUET Brandt
15 06/08/44 NANTES Schreiner
16 06/11/44 LE TOUQUET MERLIMENT PLACE Schreiner
17 06/12/44 CONCHES A/F Leach
18 06/14/44 FLORENNES/JUZAINE A/F Schreiner
19 06/15/44 MISBURG Gunn
20 06/18/44 MISBURG L. Phillips
21 06/24/44 WESERMUNDE Brandt
22 06/25/44 AREA #1 "ZEBRA" Gunn
23 06/28/44 DENIAN-PROUVY Pattee
24 06/29/44 BOHLEN Gunn
25 07/06/44 BERCK A/F Gunn
26 07/14/44 AREA 10, CADILLAC Helms
27 07/16/44 STUTTGART Gunn
28 07/18/44 CUXHAVEN Gunn
29 07/19/44 EBELSBACH Gunn
30 07/21/44 REGENSBURG Roberts
31 07/24/44 ST. LO AREA Gunn
32 07/25/44 ST. LO AREA Gunn
33 07/27/44 OSTEND Gunn
34 08/01/44 AREAS 10 & 14 Helms
35 08/02/44 ST. DENNIS Warriner
36 08/04/44 ARRAS-OSTEND Gunn
37 08/07/44 ANIZY LE CHATEAU Gunn
38 08/08/44 BRETTEVILLE Rohde
39 08/09/44 AACHEN Heinrich
40 08/13/44 SEINE R. AREA(π) Pattee
41 08/14/44 MANNHEIM Gunn
42 08/15/44 HANDORF A/F Kenny
43 08/16/44 ROSITZ Pattee
44 08/24/44 BRUX Gunn
45 08/28/44 BERLIN Roberts
46 08/31/44 BREMEN Gunn
47 09/01/44 MAINZ L. Phillips
48 09/03/44 BREST Herring
49 09/09/44 GRASSY Helms
50 09/10/44 GIEBELSTADT Heinrich
51 09/13/44 STUTTGART Gunn
52 09/17/44 ARNHEIM Heinrich
53 09/19/44 KOBLENZ Heinrich
54 09/26/44 BREMEN Heinrich
55 09/27/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN Heinrich
56 09/28/44 MERSEBURG Heinrich
57 10/05/44 MUNSTER A/F Heinrich
58 10/06/44 BERLIN Heinrich
59 11/09/44 SAARBRUCKEN McMath
60 11/11/44 OBERLAHNSTEIN Quist
61 11/16/44 DUREN AREA Tetreasult
62 11/21/44 KOBLENZ Quist
63 11/26/44 HAMM Baker
64 11/27/44 BINGEN Baker
65 11/30/44 LUTZKENDORF White
66 12/04/44 MAINZ Quist
67 12/06/44 MERSEBURG McMath
68 12/12/44 DORMSTADT McMath
69 12/15/44 HANOVER Chandler
70 12/18/44 MAINZ Rosenblum
71 12/24/44 BABENHAUSEN Baker
72 12/28/44 KOBLENZ Armstrong
73 12/30/44 MANNHEIM Quist
74 01/01/45 DOLLBERGEN Quist
75 01/03/45 KOBLENZ Malone
76 02/14/45 WESEL Jessen
77 02/15/45 COTTBUS Quist
78 02/16/45 WESEL & RHEINE Thompson
79 02/18/45 WESEL Quist
80 02/26/45 BERLIN Bruckman
81 02/27/45 LEIPZIG Thompson
82 03/01/45 ULM Jessen
83 03/07/45 DATTELN Quist
84 03/08/45 FRANKFURT Bruckman
85 03/09/45 FRANKFURT Armstrong
86 03/10/45 DORTMUND Quist
87 03/17/45 RUHLAND Eakes
88 03/18/45 BERLIN Armstrong
89 03/19/45 ZWICKAU Bruckman
90 03/20/45 HAMBURG Wright
91 03/21/45 WITTMUNDHAFEN Bruckman
92 03/23/45 HOLZWICKEDE Malone
93 03/24/45 VARRELBUSCH A/F Wright
94 03/28/45 HANOVER Kurtz
95 04/03/45 KIEL Yatsko
96 04/04/45 KIEL Kurtz
97 04/05/45 NURNBERG S.K. Johnson
98 04/07/45 SCHWERIN Kurtz
99 04/08/45 PLAUEN Kurtz
100 04/09/45 NEWBURG A/F Kurtz
101 04/10/45 BRANDENBURG Eakes
102 04/14/45 ROYAN AREA Kurtz
103 04/15/45 ROYAN AREA Thompson
104 04/16/45 ROYAN AREA Kurtz
105 04/21/45 INGLOSTADT Kurtz

In July 1945, Mona's Marauders was flown back to the US, 
and was eventually scrapped at Kingman.