B-17G-50-BO 42-102479
708th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 7/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ- ] Rattlesden 8/4/44
Flight listings for 42-102479
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 | Wright, E. D. | |
| #50 (20-Apr-44) | Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France | Donahue, W. D. | |
| #51 (22-Apr-44) | Hamm, Germany | Donahue, W. D. | |
| #52 (24-Apr-44) | Friedrichshafen, Germany | Donahue, W. D. | Slated #866 |
| #56 (29-Apr-44) | Berlin, Germany | Farrell, E. P. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44; flak hits followed by enemy aircraft, crashed Eickendorf, 15 miles SW of Gardelegen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4255.
| Edgar Farrell | Pilot | Prisoner of War |
| John Benedict | Co-Pilot | Prisoner of War |
| Bill Peters | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | Prisoner of War |
| Norman Bussel | Radio Operator | Prisoner of War |
| Merle Rumbaugh | Waist Gunner | Prisoner of War |
| Wade Fulton | Waist Gunner | Prisoner of War |
| Sherwood Landis | Navigator | Killed in Action |
| Wynne Longeteig | Bombardier | Killed in Action |
| Joe Guida | Ball Turret Gunner | Killed in Action |
| Vasilios Mpouries | Tail Gunner | Killed in Action |
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