B-17G-1-BO 42-31107
708th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Harvard 5/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 29/11/43
Flight listings for 42-31107
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 |
| #1 (24-Dec-43) | Droinville, France | Larson, W. B. | |
| #3 (31-Dec-43) | Cognac, France | Larson, W. B. | |
| #5 (05-Jan-44) | Merignac, France | Brown, W. W. | |
| #6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Larson, W. B. | |
| #7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Jarrell, H. A. | MISSING, Ret’d in 092, took 107 instead |
Missing in Action Halbestadt 11/1/44; enemy aircraft, crashed swampy ground near Rehburg, 19 miles from Hanover, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2513.
| Herschell Jarrell | Pilot | KIA |
| Lt Col Chas Bowman | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Tom Tate | Bombardier | KIA |
| John Smither | Radio Operator | KIA (found 14/8/44) |
| John Harrison | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| Alphonse Rossetti | Waist Gunner | KIA |
| Ray Wilson | Waist Gunner | KIA |
| Lt Bill Zurynetz | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| John Cole | Navigator | POW |
| Gene Landry | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | POW |
John Smither; Radio Operator KIA (found 14/8/44)
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