B-17G-50-BO 42-102421
709th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 2/3/44; Gr Island 16/3/44; Presque Is 2/4/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG [CQ-M] Rattlesden 6/4/44.
Flight listings for 42-102421
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 |
| #49 (19-Apr-44) | Lippstadt / Werl, Germany | Bye, G. | |
| #50 (20-Apr-44) | Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France | Wright, E. D. | |
| #51 (22-Apr-44) | Hamm, Germany | Bye, G. | |
| #52 (24-Apr-44) | Friedrichshafen, Germany | Hopla, C. S. | |
| #55 (27-Apr-44) | Le Culot, France | Dowler, C. R. | |
| #56 (29-Apr-44) | Berlin, Germany | Dowler, C. R. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44; enemy aircraft hits caused aircraft to explode, crashed two miles NW of Weferlingen, ten miles N of Helmstedt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4254.
| Chas Dowler | Pilot | Killed in Action |
| Vern Arnold | Co-Pilot | Killed in Action |
| Fred Kleps | Navigator | Killed in Action |
| George Kramer | Bombardier | Killed in Action |
| Sandy Conti | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | Killed in Action |
| Francis Brownson | Radio Operator | Killed in Action |
| George King | Ball Turret Gunner | Killed in Action |
| Larry Steinhafel | Waist Gunner | Killed in Action |
| John Marabito | Tail Gunner | Killed in Action |
| Ken Shimp | Waist Gunner | Prisoner of War |
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