B-17G-10-BO 42-31902
710th SQ
Battle damage to 447th BG B-17G- BO 42-31902 . Image dated 16 July 1944.
Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Kearney 18/1/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG [IJ-H] Rattlesden 6/2/44; Suffered severe battle damage on return from mission 14/7/44 and force landed at Cardonville, Normandy. Salvaged 9/8/44.
STORMY WEATHER II name attribution on the basis of Beaty Diary (B&P)
Flight listings for 42-31902
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 |
| #26 (03-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Rowland, D. |
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| #27 (04-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Nance, E. T. |
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| #28 (06-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #29 (08-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Beaty, E. E. |
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| #30 (09-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Goetz, W. B. |
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| #31 (11-Mar-44) |
Munster, Germany |
Beaty, E. E. |
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| #33 (15-Mar-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Leavitt, G. N. |
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| #34 (16-Mar-44) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Guynn, A. H. |
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| #36 (20-Mar-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Guynn, A. H. |
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| #37 (22-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Town, A. E. |
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| #39 (26-Mar-44) |
Cherbourg, France area |
Morrison, H. A. |
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| #40 (27-Mar-44) |
Merignac, Chartes, France |
Leavitt, G. N. |
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| #41 (28-Mar-44) |
Chartres, France |
Voorhees, W. P. |
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| #42 (01-Apr-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Town, A. E. |
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| #44 (09-Apr-44) |
Warnemunde, Germany |
Thornbury, J. R. |
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| #45 (10-Apr-44) |
Diest Schaffen, Germany |
Reynolds, W. A. |
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| #48 (18-Apr-44) |
Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany |
Gagon, S. E. |
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| #49 (19-Apr-44) |
Lippstadt / Werl, Germany |
Town, A. E. |
Obs: Maj. Pomeroy |
| #50 (20-Apr-44) |
Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France |
Gagon, S. E. |
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| #51 (22-Apr-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Gagon, S. E. |
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| #52 (24-Apr-44) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Gagon, S. E. |
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| #54 (27-Apr-44) |
French coast |
Gagon, S. E. |
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| #55 (27-Apr-44) |
Le Culot, France |
Voorhees, W. P. |
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| #58 (01-May-44) |
Marquenville, France |
Morrison, H. A. |
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| #59 (07-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Van Every, H. |
ABORT #3 Eng out |
| #62 (11-May-44) |
Malines, Belgium |
Van Every, H. |
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| #64 (13-May-44) |
Osnabruck, Germany |
Voorhees, W. P. |
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| #66 (20-May-44) |
Liege, Belgium |
Radle, T. H. |
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| #70 (25-May-44) |
Brussels, Belgium |
Prischmann, E. H. |
Not disp, unable to keep up with formation |
| #71 (27-May-44) |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Prischmann, E. H. |
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| #82 (06-Jun-44) |
Caen, France |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #87 (11-Jun-44) |
Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France |
Altman, H. S. |
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| #88 (12-Jun-44) |
Conches, France |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #89 (14-Jun-44) |
Florennes, Belgium |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #90 (15-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #93 (20-Jun-44) |
Fallerslaben & Koningsborn, Germany |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #95 (22-Jun-44) |
Nucourt, France |
McKinley, R. A. |
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| #96 (23-Jun-44) |
St. Quentin, France |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #97 (24-Jun-44) |
Wesermunde, Germany |
Brown, T. K. |
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| #99 (25-Jun-44) |
Vercors, France Area #1 |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #103 (06-Jul-44) |
Pas de Calais / Sourtrecourt, France |
Rousseau, J. S. |
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| #105 (08-Jul-44) |
St.Andre De L’eure / Nogent, France |
Prischmann, E. H. |
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| #106 (11-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Shute, J. E. |
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| #107 (12-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Brown, T. K. |
AB Spare |
| #108 (13-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Brown, T. K. |
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| #109 (14-Jul-44) |
Area 10, France |
Hyder, L. R. |
Landed on continent; crew recovered |
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