42-102567 SARAH GRAY

B-17G-55-BO 42-102567

709th SQ — K

 

Photo undated.

 

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; force landed base with Clark Graham 19/4/44; Dow Fd 24/4/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/5/44

 

Flight listings for 42-102567

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
#73 (29-May-44) Leipzig, Germany Kaye, H. C.  
#74 (30-May-44) St. Pol-Siracourt, France Gormly, R. P.  
#75 (31-May-44) Hamm, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#76 (02-Jun-44) Wimereux, France Gormly, R. P.  
#78 (03-Jun-44) Pas de Calais / Audresselles, France Gormly, R. P.  
#80 (04-Jun-44) Versailles, France Phillips, J. M.  
#81 (05-Jun-44) Le Touquet, France Gormly, R. P.  
#82 (06-Jun-44) Caen, France Gormly, R. P.  
#88 (12-Jun-44) Conches, France Gormly, R. P. ABORT #1 Eng out
#91 (18-Jun-44) Misburg, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#94 (21-Jun-44) Berlin, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#95 (22-Jun-44) Nucourt, France Gormly, R. P. ABORT #2 Engine out
#97 (24-Jun-44) Wesermunde, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#99 (25-Jun-44) Vercors, France Area #1 Gage, R. W.  
#100 (28-Jun-44) Denian/Prouvy, France Milks, H. J.  
#101 (29-Jun-44) Bohlen, Germany Milks, H. J.  
#102 (06-Jul-44) Berck, France Gage, R. W.  
#104 (07-Jul-44) Meresburg, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#106 (11-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Miller, G. H.  
#107 (12-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#108 (13-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Phillips, J. M.  
#109 (14-Jul-44) Area 10, France Gormly, R. P.  
#110 (16-Jul-44) Stuttgart, Germany Gage, R. W.  
#111 (18-Jul-44) Cuxhaven, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#113 (20-Jul-44) Merseburg, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#114 (21-Jul-44) Regensburg, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#115 (24-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Milks, H. J.  
#116 (25-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Milks, H. J.  
#119 (02-Aug-44) St. Dennis, France Lazzarini, H.  
#120 (04-Aug-44) Arras – Ostend, Belgium Hatfield, B. E.  
#121 (05-Aug-44) Magdeburg, Germany Fagg, P. E.  
#122 (07-Aug-44) Anizy le Chateau, France Gormly, R. P.  
#125 (11-Aug-44) Belfort, France Kaye, H. C.  
#126 (13-Aug-44) Seine river area, France Skalitsky, S. B.  
#128 (15-Aug-44) Handorf, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#129 (16-Aug-44) Rositz, Germany Lazzarini, H.  
#130 (18-Aug-44) St. Dizier, France Gormly, R. P.  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia Schimandle, F. J.  
#133 (26-Aug-44) Brest, France Fagg, P. E.  
#134 (27-Aug-44) Berlin, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany Brown, L. G.  
#136 (01-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#137 (03-Sep-44) Brest, France Gormly, R. P.  
#139 (08-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Hysong, J. W.  
#140 (09-Sep-44) Besancon, France Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#141 (10-Sep-44) Giebelstadt, Germany Craig, D. W.  
#142 (11-Sep-44) Fulda, Germany Craig, D. W.  
#143 (12-Sep-44) Bohlen & Fulda, Germany Dingivan, E. A. Target of Opportunity
#144 (13-Sep-44) Stuttgart, Germany Gormly, R. P.  
#145 (17-Sep-44) Arnheim, Holland Gormly, R. P.  
#146 (19-Sep-44) Koblenz, Germany Skalitsky, S. B.  
#150 (27-Sep-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#151 (28-Sep-44) Merseburg, Germany Cohen, E. ABORT #2 Eng out
#152 (02-Oct-44) Kassel, Germany Johnson, D. G.  
#153 (03-Oct-44) Giebelstadt, Germany Delle Monache, L. J.  
#155 (06-Oct-44) Berlin, Germany Milks, H. J.  
#159 (14-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Dingivan, E. A.  
#161 (17-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Dingivan, E. A.  
#162 (18-Oct-44) Kassel, Germany Hicks, K. returned Oct 19
#164 (22-Oct-44) Munster, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#165 (25-Oct-44) Harburg, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#166 (26-Oct-44) Hanover, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#167 (30-Oct-44) Merseburg, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#169 (02-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Cooke, J. F.  
#170 (04-Nov-44) Hamburg, Germany Hicks, K.  
#171 (05-Nov-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#172 (06-Nov-44) Neumunster, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#173 (09-Nov-44) Saarbrucken, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#175 (16-Nov-44) Duren, Germany Hewit, E. R. Landed at Welford Park
#176 (21-Nov-44) Koblenz, Germany Cooke, J. F.  
#177 (25-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany DeDiemar, T. G.  
#178 (26-Nov-44) Hamm, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#179 (27-Nov-44) Bingen, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#180 (30-Nov-44) Lutzkendorf, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Hewit, E. R. Cameraman
#183 (10-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#184 (11-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#185 (12-Dec-44) Darmstadt, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#186 (15-Dec-44) Hannover, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#187 (18-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Myers, P. G. ABORT #4 Oil leak
#188 (24-Dec-44) Babenhausen, Germany Hewit, E. R. ABORT #2 eng Oil leak; Camera
#192 (01-Jan-45) Dollberg, Germany Sills, J. G. BLEW UP — All KIA

 

 

Crashed on take off with Lt. Jesse Sills 1/1/45, Written Off (damaged beyond repair). The aircraft was witnessed leaving the ground with flames on the right wing. It crashed and exploded killing all 9 airmen aboard.

 

Two ground crewmen examine a crater caused by the crashed 42-102567 Sarah Gray.

 

 

 

Sgt. Morton Leibowitz. Killed January 1, 1945 along with eight other men when aboard B-17 42-102567 (Sarah Gray) crashed on takeoff from Rattlesden air base, England

 

 

 

 

 


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