B-17G-30-VE 42-97804
711th SQ — E
Delivered Denver 2/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 1/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45.
Flight listings for 42-97804
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 |
| #68 (23-May-44) |
Troyes, France |
Peterson, C. E. |
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| #69 (24-May-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Pleticha, J. F. |
ABORT Lost formation |
| #71 (27-May-44) |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Peterson, C. E. |
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| #90 (15-Jun-44) |
Misburg, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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| #93 (20-Jun-44) |
Fallerslaben & Koningsborn, Germany |
Read, G. B. |
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| #99 (25-Jun-44) |
Vercors, France Area #1 |
Kinsinger, L. A. |
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| #106 (11-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Pleticha, J. F. |
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| #109 (14-Jul-44) |
Area 10, France |
Prischmann, E. H. |
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| #118 (01-Aug-44) |
Areas 10 & 14, France |
Kinsinger, L. A. |
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| #120 (04-Aug-44) |
Arras – Ostend, Belgium |
Warriner, R. L. |
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| #122 (07-Aug-44) |
Anizy le Chateau, France |
Phillips, L. |
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| #123 (08-Aug-44) |
Bretteville sur Laise, France |
Phillips, L. |
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| #128 (15-Aug-44) |
Handorf, Germany |
Phillips, L. |
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| #129 (16-Aug-44) |
Rositz, Germany |
Gunn, F. A. |
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| #132 (25-Aug-44) |
Rechlin, Germany |
Allen, W. C. |
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| #133 (26-Aug-44) |
Brest, France |
Kenny, R. M. |
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| #134 (27-Aug-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Barrett, G. W. |
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| #139 (08-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Gunn, F. A. |
Passenger |
| #140 (09-Sep-44) |
Besancon, France |
Gunn, F. A. |
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| #141 (10-Sep-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Gunn, F. A. |
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| #142 (11-Sep-44) |
Fulda, Germany |
Catchpole, D. R. |
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| #143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Lefebvre, M. A. |
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| #148 (25-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Quintin, O. J. |
replaced 774 |
| #156 (07-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Weddle, J. L. |
ABORT Lost formation; slated 400 |
| #157 (09-Oct-44) |
Gustavsburg, Germany |
Gunn, F. A. |
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| #159 (14-Oct-44) |
Cologne, Germany |
Malhiot, E. T |
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| #162 (18-Oct-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
Cohen, E. |
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| #170 (04-Nov-44) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Herring, D. A. |
S-27 Operator |
| #171 (05-Nov-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Herring, D. A. |
Landed at Antwerp |
| #183 (10-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
McMath, R. |
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| #184 (11-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
McMath, R. |
Target of Opp |
| #185 (12-Dec-44) |
Darmstadt, Germany |
Poynor, R. E. |
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| #186 (15-Dec-44) |
Hannover, Germany |
Baker, J. G. |
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| #187 (18-Dec-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
McMath, R. |
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| #188 (24-Dec-44) |
Babenhausen, Germany |
Neal, G. G. |
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| #189 (28-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Baker, J. G. |
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| #190 (30-Dec-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Armstrong, I. V. |
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| #191 (31-Dec-44) |
Wenzendorf, Germany |
Quist, C. G. |
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| #192 (01-Jan-45) |
Dollberg, Germany |
Clawson, O. R. |
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| #193 (02-Jan-45) |
Nalbach, Germany |
Clawson, O. R. |
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| #194 (03-Jan-45) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Clawson, O. R. |
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| #195 (05-Jan-45) |
Waxweiler, Germany |
Larrance, C. A. |
Flares |
| #196 (06-Jan-45) |
Worms, Germany |
Reck, W. A. |
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| #198 (08-Jan-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Clawson, O. R. |
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| #204 (20-Jan-45) |
Heilbronn, Germany |
Clawson, O. R. |
ABORT #2 Eng out; replaced by Summers in #667 |
| #207 (01-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Thompson, R. H. |
ABORT #1 Eng out |
| #209 (06-Feb-45) |
Chemnitz, Germany |
McMath, R. |
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| #210 (09-Feb-45) |
Weimar, Germany |
White, W. A. |
ABORT #4 Prop Feathered |
| #212 (15-Feb-45) |
Cottbus, Germany |
White, W. A. |
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| #213 (16-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Summers, C. D. |
slated 667 |
| #214 (19-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
White, W. A. |
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| #216 (22-Feb-45) |
Aalen, Germany |
Armstrong, I. V. |
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| #217 (23-Feb-45) |
Crailsheim, Germany |
Thompson, R. H. |
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| #218 (24-Feb-45) |
Bremen, Germany |
Neal, G. G. |
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| #222 (01-Mar-45) |
Ulm, Germany |
Burnette, M. A. |
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| #223 (02-Mar-45) |
Dresden, Germany |
Malone, E. G. |
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| #224 (03-Mar-45) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Wolf, G. P. |
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| #225 (07-Mar-45) |
Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany |
Wright, T. G. |
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| #227 (09-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Bruckman, C. H. |
Chaff ship |
| #228 (10-Mar-45) |
Dortmund, Germany |
Middeleer, W. R. |
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| #234 (18-Mar-45) |
Berlin, Germany |
Wright, T. G. |
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| #235 (19-Mar-45) |
Zwickau, Germany |
Armstrong, I. V. |
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| #236 (20-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Hammond, R. |
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| #240 (24-Mar-45) |
Varrelsbusch, Germany |
Wolf, G. P. |
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| #241 (28-Mar-45) |
Hannover, Germany |
Thompson, R. H. |
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| #243 (31-Mar-45) |
Salzwedel, Germany |
Russell, W. G. |
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| #245 (04-Apr-45) |
Kiel, Germany |
Eakes, L. G. |
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| #247 (07-Apr-45) |
Schwerin, Germany |
Burnette, M. A. |
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| #249 (09-Apr-45) |
Neuburg, Germany |
Osborne, W. W. |
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| #251 (11-Apr-45) |
Ingolstadt, Germany |
Rhodes, S. R. |
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| #252 (14-Apr-45) |
Royan, France |
Thompson, R. H. |
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| #256 (19-Apr-45) |
Dresden, Germany |
Eakes, L. G. |
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