B-17G-45-BO 42-97176
710th SQ
Photo approx April 2 – May 20, 1944
Flight listings for 42-97176
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 |
| #44 (09-Apr-44) | Warnemunde, Germany | Leavitt, G. N. | Landed at Norham |
| #46 (11-Apr-44) | Arnimswalde, Poland | Johnson, W. H. | |
| #48 (18-Apr-44) | Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany | Town, A. E. | |
| #49 (19-Apr-44) | Lippstadt / Werl, Germany | Gagon, S. E. | |
| #50 (20-Apr-44) | Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France | Town, A. E. | |
| #51 (22-Apr-44) | Hamm, Germany | Town, A. E. | |
| #52 (24-Apr-44) | Friedrichshafen, Germany | Town, A. E. | |
| #54 (27-Apr-44) | French coast | Town, A. E. | |
| #56 (29-Apr-44) | Berlin, Germany | Champlin, H. D. | |
| #59 (07-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Town, A. E. | ABORT #1 Eng low oil pressure |
| #62 (11-May-44) | Malines, Belgium | Town, A. E. | |
| #63 (12-May-44) | Zwickau, Germany | Town, A. E. | |
| #64 (13-May-44) | Osnabruck, Germany | Town, A. E. | |
| #65 (19-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Town, A. E. | Not disp, lost formation |
| #66 (20-May-44) | Liege, Belgium | Town, A. E. | DITCHED |
Lost on May 20, 1944, apparently to friendly fire during test firing of guns over the English Channel. Only the pilot Lt. A.E. Town and co-pilot Lt. Robert Lewis survived.
Must be the next frame at essentially the same moment as the top photo.
710SQ; FTR Brussels 5/20/44 w/Kesterke; shot down by B-17, cr Channel; 8KIA 2RTD; see Aircraft Gallery 2
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