B-17G-35-DL 42-107029
710th SQ — E
Delivered Tulsa 1/2/44; Kearney 7/2/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/3/44; 708BG
Flight listings for 42-107029
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
| 447th Mission (Date) |
Target |
Pilot |
Notes |
| #39 (26-Mar-44) |
Cherbourg, France area |
Town, A. E. |
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| #40 (27-Mar-44) |
Merignac, Chartes, France |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #41 (28-Mar-44) |
Chartres, France |
Guynn, A. H. |
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| #43 (08-Apr-44) |
Rheine, Germany |
Town, A. E. |
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| #44 (09-Apr-44) |
Warnemunde, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #45 (10-Apr-44) |
Diest Schaffen, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #46 (11-Apr-44) |
Arnimswalde, Poland |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #48 (18-Apr-44) |
Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #49 (19-Apr-44) |
Lippstadt / Werl, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #50 (20-Apr-44) |
Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #51 (22-Apr-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #52 (24-Apr-44) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Morrison, H. A. |
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| #53 (26-Apr-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Moran, B. |
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| #54 (27-Apr-44) |
French coast |
Moran, B. |
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| #57 (30-Apr-44) |
Clermont Ferrand, France |
Gorrell, L. P. |
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| #58 (01-May-44) |
Marquenville, France |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #59 (07-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #60 (08-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
Pilot sick |
| #61 (09-May-44) |
Laon / Athies, France |
Town, A. E. |
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| #63 (12-May-44) |
Zwickau, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #66 (20-May-44) |
Liege, Belgium |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #69 (24-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
ABORT Lost formation |
| #71 (27-May-44) |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #73 (29-May-44) |
Leipzig, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #74 (30-May-44) |
St. Pol-Siracourt, France |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #75 (31-May-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #78 (03-Jun-44) |
Pas de Calais / Audresselles, France |
Loughrey, R. P. |
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| #79 (04-Jun-44) |
Pas de Calais / Marquise, France |
Milton, T, A. |
Spare, ret’d |
| #85 (07-Jun-44) |
Nantes, France |
Loughrey, R. P. |
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| #88 (12-Jun-44) |
Conches, France |
Loughrey, R. P. |
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| #89 (14-Jun-44) |
Florennes, Belgium |
Loughrey, R. P. |
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| #90 (15-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Loughrey, R. P. |
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| #91 (18-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Milton, T, A. |
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| #93 (20-Jun-44) |
Fallerslaben & Koningsborn, Germany |
McKinley, R. A. |
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| #94 (21-Jun-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
McKinley, R. A. |
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| #99 (25-Jun-44) |
Vercors, France Area #1 |
McKinley, R. A. |
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| #100 (28-Jun-44) |
Denian/Prouvy, France |
Wunderling, G. |
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| #101 (29-Jun-44) |
Bohlen, Germany |
Robinson, J. F. |
AB Spare |
| #102 (06-Jul-44) |
Berck, France |
Wunderling, G. |
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| #104 (07-Jul-44) |
Meresburg, Germany |
McKinley, R. A. |
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| #118 (01-Aug-44) |
Areas 10 & 14, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #119 (02-Aug-44) |
St. Dennis, France |
McDermott, D. L. |
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| #120 (04-Aug-44) |
Arras – Ostend, Belgium |
Hyder, L. R. |
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| #122 (07-Aug-44) |
Anizy le Chateau, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #123 (08-Aug-44) |
Bretteville sur Laise, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #124 (09-Aug-44) |
Aachen, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #125 (11-Aug-44) |
Belfort, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #126 (13-Aug-44) |
Seine river area, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #127 (14-Aug-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #128 (15-Aug-44) |
Handorf, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #129 (16-Aug-44) |
Rositz, Germany |
Wilder, W. M. |
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| #130 (18-Aug-44) |
St. Dizier, France |
Nelms, R. A. |
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| #131 (24-Aug-44) |
Brux, Czechoslovakia |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #135 (30-Aug-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
Hoffman, B. C. |
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| #136 (01-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #137 (03-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #138 (05-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #139 (08-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #140 (09-Sep-44) |
Besancon, France |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #141 (10-Sep-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Martenson, J. A. |
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| #143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Hoffman, B. C. |
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| #145 (17-Sep-44) |
Arnheim, Holland |
Moore, L. W. |
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| #146 (19-Sep-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Moore, L. W. |
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| #164 (22-Oct-44) |
Munster, Germany |
Johnson, R. E. |
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| #167 (30-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Johnson, R. E. |
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| #169 (02-Nov-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Johnson, R. E. |
MISSING |
Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44; enemy aircraft, crashed Gross Himmlage, Ger; 1 KIA 8 POW; Missing Air Crew Report 10313.
42-107029 Missing in Action Mission 169 (2 Nov 1944) Merseburg, Germany
| Bob Johnson |
POW |
| Ken Nickerson |
POW |
| Rubin Poss |
POW |
| Cecil McGonigle |
POW |
| E. V. Lewelling |
POW |
| Tom Ashe |
POW |
| George Christoff |
POW |
| Bob Gilmore |
POW |
| Joe Esper |
KIA |
Unidentified crew in front of Tail Wind. Note that the lettering looks to have been enhanced to make a 3-D look.
Thomas Ashe, Ball Turret Gunner for the Robert Johnson crew on 42-107029 Tail Wind when it was shot down near Merseburg Germany on November 2, 1944.
The note Ashe sent from the POW camp back to his sisters in the States.
Some photos/information provided by:
- Tom Ashe items courtesy of the Ashe Family
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database
