B-17G-15-DL 42-37854
708th SQ
Originally captioned as: Photo approx. April 1944, based on 20 missions shown.
However, with the image enlarged I see what looks like an entire second row of mission tallies and would estimate this is much later than the original estimate.
Flight listings for 42-37854
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 |
Jarrell, H. A. |
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| #3 (31-Dec-43) |
Cognac, France |
Newman, F. M. |
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| #3 (31-Dec-43) |
Cognac, France |
Rozmus, H. A. |
chart says 145 |
| #19 (13-Feb-44) |
Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France |
LaGasse, V. H. |
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| #20 (20-Feb-44) |
Rostock, Germany |
LaGasse, V. H. |
Abort, Personell |
| #21 (21-Feb-44) |
Diepholz, Germany |
Geyer, P. D. |
Long delay |
| #22 (24-Feb-44) |
Rostock, Germany |
Morley, R. E. |
swapped planes with Rozmus |
| #27 (04-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Socolofsky, A. R. |
ABORT could not find formation |
| #28 (06-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #29 (08-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Stenvig, J. A. |
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| #31 (11-Mar-44) |
Munster, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
ABORT #2 Eng |
| #32 (13-Mar-44) |
Bois de la Justice, France |
Hitchcock, W. H. |
moved in from the High Sq |
| #35 (18-Mar-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Abernathy, J. L. |
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| #36 (20-Mar-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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| #37 (22-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Eastman, T. F. |
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| #42 (01-Apr-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Hughes, H. T. |
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| #43 (08-Apr-44) |
Rheine, Germany |
Herdic, C. W. |
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| #46 (11-Apr-44) |
Arnimswalde, Poland |
Herdic, C. W. |
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| #48 (18-Apr-44) |
Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany |
Herdic, C. W. |
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| #51 (22-Apr-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Morley, R. E. |
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| #52 (24-Apr-44) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Sizer, J. C. |
slated #777 |
| #53 (26-Apr-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Dowler, C. R. |
ABORT #2 Eng out |
| #55 (27-Apr-44) |
Le Culot, France |
Herdic, C. W. |
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| #56 (29-Apr-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Hanks, D. J. |
708th |
| #98 (24-Jun-44) |
Blanc Pignon Ferme, France |
Thomas, M. G. |
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| #99 (25-Jun-44) |
Vercors, France Area #1 |
Douglas, W. B. |
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| #100 (28-Jun-44) |
Denian/Prouvy, France |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #102 (06-Jul-44) |
Berck, France |
McKahan, F. H. |
ABORT Lost formation |
| #106 (11-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #107 (12-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #108 (13-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Zalewski, T. |
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| #110 (16-Jul-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #111 (18-Jul-44) |
Cuxhaven, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #113 (20-Jul-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #114 (21-Jul-44) |
Regensburg, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #115 (24-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Hawkins, R. D. |
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| #116 (25-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Hawkins, R. D. |
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| #117 (27-Jul-44) |
Ostend, Belgium |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #118 (01-Aug-44) |
Areas 10 & 14, France |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #119 (02-Aug-44) |
St. Dennis, France |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #122 (07-Aug-44) |
Anizy le Chateau, France |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #123 (08-Aug-44) |
Bretteville sur Laise, France |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #124 (09-Aug-44) |
Aachen, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
Leaflets |
| #125 (11-Aug-44) |
Belfort, France |
Hysong, J. W. |
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| #126 (13-Aug-44) |
Seine river area, France |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #127 (14-Aug-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Thomas, M. G. |
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| #128 (15-Aug-44) |
Handorf, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #129 (16-Aug-44) |
Rositz, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #132 (25-Aug-44) |
Rechlin, Germany |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #133 (26-Aug-44) |
Brest, France |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #134 (27-Aug-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #135 (30-Aug-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #136 (01-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #137 (03-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Hawkins, R. D. |
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| #138 (05-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Polansky, J. G. |
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| #139 (08-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Weddle, J. L. |
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| #143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Thorpe, T. G. |
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| #144 (13-Sep-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Zalewski, T. |
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| #145 (17-Sep-44) |
Arnheim, Holland |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #146 (19-Sep-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #147 (22-Sep-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #148 (25-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #152 (02-Oct-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #153 (03-Oct-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
Returned 6-Oct-1944 |
| #156 (07-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Harmon, C. W. |
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| #161 (17-Oct-44) |
Cologne, Germany |
Tietjen, R. D. |
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| #169 (02-Nov-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Neal, G. G. |
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| #178 (26-Nov-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Blecha, M. K. |
ABORT #4 Eng out |
| #179 (27-Nov-44) |
Bingen, Germany |
Herring, D. A. |
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| #180 (30-Nov-44) |
Lutzkendorf, Germany |
Chandler, H. D. |
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| #181 (04-Dec-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Stanley, G. C. |
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| #182 (06-Dec-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Lovett, J. M. |
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| #184 (11-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Lund, L. F. |
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Crash landed during takeoff on January 6, 1945; referred to in Engineering report as “camera and weather ship.”
The V. R. Lawrence crew in front of 42-37854 Round Trip.
Butterfly Baby name per Leonard Hessenauer’s diary
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