B-17G-50-BO 42-102441
711th SQ
Undated photo
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 13/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 8/4/44
Missing in Action Merseburg 7/10/44 — crashed Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9764. TNT KATIE.
Flight listings for 42-102441
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 |
Hoffmeister, G. E. |
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#51 (22-Apr-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Leigh, R. H. |
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#52 (24-Apr-44) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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#55 (27-Apr-44) |
Le Culot, France |
Peper, A. D. |
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#59 (07-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Leigh, R. H. |
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#60 (08-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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#61 (09-May-44) |
Laon / Athies, France |
Bye, G. |
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#62 (11-May-44) |
Malines, Belgium |
Larson, W. B. |
Replaced Greenwell |
#63 (12-May-44) |
Zwickau, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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#65 (19-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Moriarty, T. F. |
ABORT, lost formation |
#66 (20-May-44) |
Liege, Belgium |
Harwood, R. I. |
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#68 (23-May-44) |
Troyes, France |
Hatfield, B. E. |
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#71 (27-May-44) |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Whitely, H. W. H. |
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#72 (28-May-44) |
Konigsburg, Germany |
Pleticha, J. F. |
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#73 (29-May-44) |
Leipzig, Germany |
Reynolds, W. A. |
replaced CT Leach |
#74 (30-May-44) |
St. Pol-Siracourt, France |
Whitely, H. W. H. |
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#75 (31-May-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Whitely, H. W. H. |
ABORT |
#81 (05-Jun-44) |
Le Touquet, France |
Leach, D. W. |
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#82 (06-Jun-44) |
Caen, France |
Leach, C. T. |
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#84 (06-Jun-44) |
Argentan, France |
Leach, C. T. |
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#85 (07-Jun-44) |
Nantes, France |
Read, G. B. |
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#86 (08-Jun-44) |
Nantes, France |
Leach, D. W. |
ABORT Lost formation |
#87 (11-Jun-44) |
Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France |
Leach, C. T. |
ABORT #1 Eng rough |
#90 (15-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Phillips, L. |
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#91 (18-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Leach, D. W. |
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#96 (23-Jun-44) |
St. Quentin, France |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#97 (24-Jun-44) |
Wesermunde, Germany |
Phillips, L. |
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#99 (25-Jun-44) |
Vercors, France Area #1 |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#102 (06-Jul-44) |
Berck, France |
Warriner, R. L. |
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#106 (11-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Brandt, G. C. |
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#107 (12-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Roberts, G. R, |
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#108 (13-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Helms, E. T. |
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#109 (14-Jul-44) |
Area 10, France |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#110 (16-Jul-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#111 (18-Jul-44) |
Cuxhaven, Germany |
Leach, D. W. |
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#112 (19-Jul-44) |
Ebelsbach, Germany |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#113 (20-Jul-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#114 (21-Jul-44) |
Regensburg, Germany |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#115 (24-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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#116 (25-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Roberts, G. R, |
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#118 (01-Aug-44) |
Areas 10 & 14, France |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#120 (04-Aug-44) |
Arras – Ostend, Belgium |
Rohde, E. M |
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#123 (08-Aug-44) |
Bretteville sur Laise, France |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#125 (11-Aug-44) |
Belfort, France |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#126 (13-Aug-44) |
Seine river area, France |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#127 (14-Aug-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#128 (15-Aug-44) |
Handorf, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#129 (16-Aug-44) |
Rositz, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#130 (18-Aug-44) |
St. Dizier, France |
Brandt, G. C. |
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#131 (24-Aug-44) |
Brux, Czechoslovakia |
Helms, E. T. |
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#134 (27-Aug-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#135 (30-Aug-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#136 (01-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#137 (03-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Pattee, D. G. |
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#141 (10-Sep-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#144 (13-Sep-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#145 (17-Sep-44) |
Arnheim, Holland |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#147 (22-Sep-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#148 (25-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#149 (26-Sep-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#150 (27-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#151 (28-Sep-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#155 (06-Oct-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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#156 (07-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Harwood, R. I. |
MISSING after target |
Members of the Bob Harwood crew that were on board 42-102441 for mission 156.
Bob Harwood |
POW |
Jim Kelley |
POW |
Karl Wendell |
POW |
Russell Tolle |
POW |
Sam Manipella |
POW |
Dick Roberts |
POW |
Ron Fleming |
POW |
Art Skarsten |
KIA |
George Bulgarelli |
KIA |
Also see 44-6016 TNT Katie (II)
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