B-17G-50-BO 42-102395
711th SQ — E
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Gr Island 15/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 8/4/44
Flight listings for 42-102395
This list is NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
447th Mission (Date) | Target | Pilot | Notes |
#50 (20-Apr-44) | Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France | Smith, G. C. | |
#53 (26-Apr-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Reynolds, W. A. | |
#54 (27-Apr-44) | French coast | Reynolds, W. A. | |
#56 (29-Apr-44) | Berlin, Germany | Reynolds, W. A. | |
#59 (07-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Pettus, R. H. | ABORT Bombardier sick |
#61 (09-May-44) | Laon / Athies, France | Mandrell, T. C. | |
#62 (11-May-44) | Malines, Belgium | Mandrell, T. C. | |
#63 (12-May-44) | Zwickau, Germany | Mandrell, T. C. | MISSING |
Members of the Tom Mandrell crew that were on board 42-102395 for mission 63.
Tom Mandrell | Pilot | POW |
Bill Popovich | Co-Pilot | POW |
Don McDougall | Navigator | POW |
Okley Wheeler | Bombardier | POW / Wounded |
Roy Jones | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | POW |
Roy Wood | Radio Operator | POW |
Rae Womack | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
Bob Garrett | Waist Gunner | POW |
Joe Martin | Waist Gunner | POW |
Alan Jones | Tail Gunner | POW |
Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Tom Mandrell crew; enemy aircraft caused severe damage, crashed SW of Giessen at Klein-Linden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4771.
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