B-17G-5-BO 42-31186
709th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 28/9/43; Harvard 13/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43
Flight listings for 42-31186
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 |
| #2 (30-Dec-43) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Harris, C, W. | |
| #5 (05-Jan-44) | Merignac, France | Lewis, H. E. | |
| #9 (21-Jan-44) | Grand Parc, France | McGuire, H. A. | |
| #10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Harris, C, W. | Not attack |
| #11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Harris, C, W. | |
| #12 (30-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Goetz, W. B. | |
| #13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | McGuire, H. A. | 186 chart, 497 list |
| #16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | Harris, C, W. | replaced Pauling in #208 |
| #17 (08-Feb-44) | Weisbaden, Germany | Tigh, W. P. | |
| #18 (10-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Harris, C, W. | |
| #19 (13-Feb-44) | Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France | Harris, C, W. | |
| #23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | Harris, C, W. | Failed to T/O, #2 Supercharger inop |
| #24 (28-Feb-44) | Bois de la Justice, France | Harris, C, W. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Pas de Calais 28/2/44 with Chas Harris, Co-pilot: Roy Dutton, Navigator: Alf Kleinrath, Bombardier: Oliver Griffith, Radio Operator: Manas Manasian, Ball turret gunner: Harry Hand, Waist gunner: Walt Larson, Waist gunner: Larry Shiveley,Tail gunner: Harry Fenton (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Towle (EVD-ret UK by 9/9/44); severe flak damage, crashed between Hericourt & Blangerval-Blangemont, five miles SW of St Pol, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2889.
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