B-17G-20-BO 42-31563
710th SQ
Delivered Denver 24/11/43; Kearney 7/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Presque Is 20/12/43; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 26/12/43
Flight listings for 42-31563
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 |
#10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Finfinger, G. E. | |
#11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Ralston, D. E. | |
#14 (04-Feb-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Finfinger, G. E. | |
#16 (06-Feb-44) | Evreux-Fauville, France | Finfinger, G. E. | (141 peciled in, erased) |
#17 (08-Feb-44) | Weisbaden, Germany | Finfinger, G. E. | replaced Kautt |
#18 (10-Feb-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Kautt, E. T. | |
#21 (21-Feb-44) | Diepholz, Germany | Leavitt, G. N. | |
#22 (24-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | Kautt, E. T. | |
#23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | Kautt, E. T. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Regenwsburg 25/2/44 with Ervin Kautt, Co-pilot: Keith Ratts, Navigator: Ernie Johnson, Bombardier: Chas Nemeth, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Blosser, Radio Operator: Jim Noah, Ball turret gunner: Don Filby, Waist gunner: Scott Eddy, Waist gunner: Bob Corrie{wia-repatriated early ‘45} (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Clyde Long (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Hauenstein, 11 miles ER of Pirmasens, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2892.
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