B-17G-1-BO 42-31124
711th SQ
Delivered Dallas 23/9/43; Harvard 11/10/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-N] Rattlesden 19/11/43
Flight listings for 42-31124
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 |
| #4 (04-Jan-44) | Kiel, Germany | Hudson, W. C. | |
| #5 (05-Jan-44) | Merignac, France | McKay, W. T. | (on Green SQ list) |
| #6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Duke, E. L. | |
| #14 (04-Feb-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | Swapped with Goetz (High SQ) in 9874/868 |
| #16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | Jellison, J. G. | ABORT Gas leak |
| #17 (08-Feb-44) | Weisbaden, Germany | Rozmus, H. A. | ABORT Oxygen failure |
| #19 (13-Feb-44) | Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #22 (24-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | Keller, O. F. | |
| #25 (29-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Huckins, W. C. | |
| #26 (03-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #27 (04-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #28 (06-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | ABORT #2 Eng out |
| #31 (11-Mar-44) | Munster, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #32 (13-Mar-44) | Bois de la Justice, France | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #33 (15-Mar-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Reynolds, W. A. | |
| #34 (16-Mar-44) | Augsburg, Germany | Anderson, J. M. | ABORT #3 Eng losing oil |
| #35 (18-Mar-44) | Munich, Germany | Gruber, M. J. | |
| #38 (23-Mar-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #39 (26-Mar-44) | Cherbourg, France area | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #41 (28-Mar-44) | Chartres, France | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #42 (01-Apr-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Anderson, J. M. | |
| #43 (08-Apr-44) | Rheine, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #45 (10-Apr-44) | Diest Schaffen, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #46 (11-Apr-44) | Arnimswalde, Poland | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #47 (13-Apr-44) | Augsburg, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | ABORT Wounded men |
| #51 (22-Apr-44) | Hamm, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | |
| #54 (27-Apr-44) | French coast | Davidson, W. A. | |
| #56 (29-Apr-44) | Berlin, Germany | Davidson, W. A. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Bill Davidson, Co-pilot: Clarry Fishburn, Navigator: John Coulson, Bombardier: Alan Brady, Radio Operator: Chas Buran, Ball turret gunner: Joe Oliver, Waist gunner: Chas Roberts, Waist gunner: John Reder, Tail gunner: Wendell Bourguignon (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Murphy (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Eickendorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4246.
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