B-17G-15-DL 42-37855
711th SQ
The B-17, named, Mr. Terrific, was delivered to Denver, CO, 21/9/43; Harvard 10/10/43; Assigned 92Bomb Group Podington 18/11/43; transferred 447th Bomb Group Rattlesden 1/44
Flight listings for 42-37855
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 |
#3 (31-Dec-43) | Cognac, France | Bowman, C. H. | |
#4 (04-Jan-44) | Kiel, Germany | Huckins, W. C. | |
#5 (05-Jan-44) | Merignac, France | Kreuzer, H. L. | Ret’d / on other SQ list |
#6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Bonham, F. H. | |
#7 (11-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | Bonham, F. H. | |
#11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | Bonham, F. H. | |
#12 (30-Jan-44) | Brunswick, Germany | McGuire, L. F. | |
#13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | Bonham, F. H. | |
#19 (13-Feb-44) | Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France | Hodges, J. M. | |
#21 (21-Feb-44) | Diepholz, Germany | Lowry, F. A. | slated #124 |
#23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | Aaberg, C. A. | CRASHED at Penshurst; KIA |
Battle damaged, Regensburg, Germany, 25/2/44 with Clarence Aaberg (KIA) – Lt. Aaberg nursed his plane across the English Channel, and bailed out last, after ordering the crew to bail, but was too low for his chute to open. KIA. 25 Feb 1944.
Clarence Aaberg | Pilot |
Tom Moriarty | Copilot |
Ellis Colvin | Navigator |
Irving Danzig | Bombardier |
Rich Pitt | Flight Engineer/Top Turret gunner |
W. D. Earnest | Radio Operator |
Bill Powell | Ball Turret Gunner |
W. Hadway | Waist Gunner |
Cleveland Lamb | Waist gunner |
Gilbert Foster | Tail Gunner |
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