42-107220 SWANEE PRIDE

B-17G-35-DL 42-107220

708th SQ

 

 

 

Flight listings for 42-107220

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
#59 (07-May-44) Berlin, Germany Hendel, J. N.  
#60 (08-May-44) Berlin, Germany Hendel, J. N.  
#64 (13-May-44) Osnabruck, Germany Leach, C. T.  
#67 (22-May-44) Kiel, Germany Hendel, J. N.  
#68 (23-May-44) Troyes, France Hendel, J. N.  
#69 (24-May-44) Berlin, Germany Hendel, J. N.  
#71 (27-May-44) Karlsruhe, Germany De Haas, J.  
#75 (31-May-44) Hamm, Germany Leitch, D. G.  
#78 (03-Jun-44) Pas de Calais / Audresselles, France Hendel, J. N.  
#82 (06-Jun-44) Caen, France Leitch, D. G.  
#84 (06-Jun-44) Argentan, France Leitch, D. G.  
#85 (07-Jun-44) Nantes, France Wiegerink, L. T. Landed at Boreham
#87 (11-Jun-44) Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France Gibson, E. F.  
#88 (12-Jun-44) Conches, France Wiegerink, L. T.  
#89 (14-Jun-44) Florennes, Belgium Bowers, H. C.  
#90 (15-Jun-44) Misburg, Germany Thorpe, T. G.  
#91 (18-Jun-44) Misburg, Germany Gibson, R. C.  
#94 (21-Jun-44) Berlin, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#96 (23-Jun-44) St. Quentin, France Gibson, E. F.  
#97 (24-Jun-44) Wesermunde, Germany Gage, R. W.  
#99 (25-Jun-44) Vercors, France Area #1 Gibson, E. F.  
#100 (28-Jun-44) Denian/Prouvy, France Gibson, E. F. spare; says Gibson EC — which could be mistake for either Gibson RC or Gibson EF
#102 (06-Jul-44) Berck, France Gibson, E. F.  
#104 (07-Jul-44) Meresburg, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#105 (08-Jul-44) St.Andre De L’eure / Nogent, France Gibson, E. F.  
#106 (11-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#107 (12-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#108 (13-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#109 (14-Jul-44) Area 10, France Gibson, E. F. spare
#110 (16-Jul-44) Stuttgart, Germany Gibson, E. F.  
#111 (18-Jul-44) Cuxhaven, Germany Zalewski, T.  
#112 (19-Jul-44) Ebelsbach, Germany Thorpe, T. G.  
#113 (20-Jul-44) Merseburg, Germany Bowers, H. C.  
#115 (24-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Thorpe, T. G.  
#118 (01-Aug-44) Areas 10 & 14, France Gibson, E. F.  
#119 (02-Aug-44) St. Dennis, France Gibson, E. F.  
#120 (04-Aug-44) Arras – Ostend, Belgium Gibson, E. F.  
#122 (07-Aug-44) Anizy le Chateau, France Gibson, E. F.  
#123 (08-Aug-44) Bretteville sur Laise, France Zalewski, T.  
#124 (09-Aug-44) Aachen, Germany Zalewski, T.  
#125 (11-Aug-44) Belfort, France Farson, M. W.  
#126 (13-Aug-44) Seine river area, France Carter, J. M.  
#127 (14-Aug-44) Mannheim, Germany Carter, J. M.  
#128 (15-Aug-44) Handorf, Germany Noonan, J. F.  
#129 (16-Aug-44) Rositz, Germany Adams, J. M.  
#130 (18-Aug-44) St. Dizier, France Westrope, R. A.  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia Quintin, O. J.  
#132 (25-Aug-44) Rechlin, Germany Quintin, O. J.  
#133 (26-Aug-44) Brest, France Weddle, J. L.  
#134 (27-Aug-44) Berlin, Germany Quintin, O. J.  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany Noonan, J. F.  
#139 (08-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany McKinley, R. A. Target of Opportunity
#140 (09-Sep-44) Besancon, France Westrope, R. A.  
#141 (10-Sep-44) Giebelstadt, Germany Zalewski, T. slated #531
#142 (11-Sep-44) Fulda, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#143 (12-Sep-44) Bohlen & Fulda, Germany Adams, J. M. Leaflets
#144 (13-Sep-44) Stuttgart, Germany Noonan, J. F. Landed at Woodbridge
#145 (17-Sep-44) Arnheim, Holland Noonan, J. F.  
#146 (19-Sep-44) Koblenz, Germany Noonan, J. F.  
#147 (22-Sep-44) Kassel, Germany Noonan, J. F.  
#155 (06-Oct-44) Berlin, Germany Moore, L. W.  
#159 (14-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Tietjen, R. D.  
#163 (19-Oct-44) Mannheim, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#164 (22-Oct-44) Munster, Germany McDermott, D. L.  
#165 (25-Oct-44) Harburg, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#166 (26-Oct-44) Hanover, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#167 (30-Oct-44) Merseburg, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#169 (02-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#170 (04-Nov-44) Hamburg, Germany Folts, R. W. ABORT Rudder control
#172 (06-Nov-44) Neumunster, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#173 (09-Nov-44) Saarbrucken, Germany Hayes, P. H.  
#175 (16-Nov-44) Duren, Germany Folts, R. W. Landed at Welford Park
#176 (21-Nov-44) Koblenz, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#177 (25-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Bates, B. E.  
#180 (30-Nov-44) Lutzkendorf, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Folts, R. W.  
#184 (11-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Bates, B. E. Target of Opp
#187 (18-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Lund, L. F.  
#190 (30-Dec-44) Mannheim, Germany Middeleer, W. R.  
#191 (31-Dec-44) Wenzendorf, Germany Middeleer, W. R. ABORT #1 Eng out
#194 (03-Jan-45) Koblenz, Germany Folts, R. W. Target of Opp
#196 (06-Jan-45) Worms, Germany Larrance, C. A. ABORT #3 Eng out
#201 (14-Jan-45) Magdeburg, Germany Hayes, P. H.  
#202 (15-Jan-45) Augsburg, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#204 (20-Jan-45) Heilbronn, Germany Lawrence, V. R.  
#205 (21-Jan-45) Mannheim, Germany Coleman, R.  
#206 (29-Jan-45) Kassel, Germany Jacques, A. N. ABORT Spare
#208 (03-Feb-45) Berlin, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#211 (14-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#212 (15-Feb-45) Cottbus, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#214 (19-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#215 (20-Feb-45) Nurnberg, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#229 (11-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#230 (12-Mar-45) Marburg, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#231 (14-Mar-45) Hannover, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#234 (18-Mar-45) Berlin, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#235 (19-Mar-45) Zwickau, Germany Maxwell, M. S.  
#236 (20-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Schreiner, J. B. slated #905
#243 (31-Mar-45) Salzwedel, Germany Montague, F.O.  
#244 (03-Apr-45) Kiel, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#246 (05-Apr-45) Nuremberg, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#248 (08-Apr-45) Plauen, Germany Radus, S. L.  
#251 (11-Apr-45) Ingolstadt, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#252 (14-Apr-45) Royan, France Jacques, A. N. (took place of Gurney)
#254 (16-Apr-45) Royan, France Jacques, A. N.  
#255 (17-Apr-45) Dresden, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#256 (19-Apr-45) Dresden, Germany Scanlon, T. H.  
#257 (20-Apr-45) Neuruppin, Germany Jacques, A. N.  
#258 (21-Apr-45) Inglostadt, [Germany] Broughton, J. E.  

 

Damaged during a flight on 24 May 1945, was designated beyond repair and salvaged in England.
 

 

From May 1945 issue of Strikes magazine. [Photo in article has been reversed]

 

 

Unidentified crew in front of Swanee Pride

 

 

 

 


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