B-17G-70-BO 43-37774
708th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/44; Kearney 1/6/44; Grenier 16/6/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/6/44
Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.
Flight listings for 43-37774
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 |
| #101 (29-Jun-44) |
Bohlen, Germany |
Thomas, M. G. |
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| #102 (06-Jul-44) |
Berck, France |
Thomas, M. G. |
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| #106 (11-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Polansky, J. G. |
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| #107 (12-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Thorpe, T. G. |
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| #108 (13-Jul-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Quintin, O. J. |
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| #109 (14-Jul-44) |
Area 10, France |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #113 (20-Jul-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Hawkins, R. D. |
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| #114 (21-Jul-44) |
Regensburg, Germany |
Polansky, J. G. |
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| #115 (24-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Douglas, W. B. |
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| #116 (25-Jul-44) |
St. Lo, France |
Westrope, R. A. |
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| #119 (02-Aug-44) |
St. Dennis, France |
Lakeman, L. F. |
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| #120 (04-Aug-44) |
Arras – Ostend, Belgium |
Lakeman, L. F. |
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| #122 (07-Aug-44) |
Anizy le Chateau, France |
Noonan, J. F. |
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| #123 (08-Aug-44) |
Bretteville sur Laise, France |
Douglas, W. B. |
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| #127 (14-Aug-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Douglas, W. B. |
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| #128 (15-Aug-44) |
Handorf, Germany |
Adam, R. F. |
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| #130 (18-Aug-44) |
St. Dizier, France |
Lakeman, L. F. |
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| #131 (24-Aug-44) |
Brux, Czechoslovakia |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #136 (01-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Adam, R. F. |
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| #137 (03-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Noonan, J. F. |
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| #139 (08-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #140 (09-Sep-44) |
Besancon, France |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #141 (10-Sep-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Thomas, M. G. |
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| #142 (11-Sep-44) |
Fulda, Germany |
Quintin, O. J. |
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| #143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Quintin, O. J. |
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| #144 (13-Sep-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #145 (17-Sep-44) |
Arnheim, Holland |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #149 (26-Sep-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #150 (27-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Leach, C. T. |
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| #154 (05-Oct-44) |
Munster, Germany |
LaGasse, V. H. |
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| #156 (07-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Wiegerink, L. T. |
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| #157 (09-Oct-44) |
Gustavsburg, Germany |
Douglas, W. B. |
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| #160 (15-Oct-44) |
Cologne, Germany |
LaGasse, V. H. |
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| #162 (18-Oct-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
Quintin, O. J. |
ABORT #3 Eng out |
| #165 (25-Oct-44) |
Harburg, Germany |
Moore, W. T. |
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| #166 (26-Oct-44) |
Hanover, Germany |
Reece, W. G. |
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| #169 (02-Nov-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Tietjen, R. D. |
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| #171 (05-Nov-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
King, M. S. |
slated #668 |
| #172 (06-Nov-44) |
Neumunster, Germany |
Zalewski, T. |
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| #178 (26-Nov-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Whitney, L. H. |
ABORT Eng out |
| #180 (30-Nov-44) |
Lutzkendorf, Germany |
Poynor, R. E. |
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| #184 (11-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Douglas, W. B. |
ABORT #3 Eng out |
| #187 (18-Dec-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #188 (24-Dec-44) |
Babenhausen, Germany |
McKahan, F. H. |
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| #189 (28-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Poynor, R. E. |
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| #190 (30-Dec-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
ZZZ, Unidentified |
Capt. Brown |
| #191 (31-Dec-44) |
Wenzendorf, Germany |
Widstrom, R. G. |
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| #192 (01-Jan-45) |
Dollberg, Germany |
Wolf, G. P. |
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| #193 (02-Jan-45) |
Nalbach, Germany |
Schwab, S. G. |
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| #194 (03-Jan-45) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Thompson, R. H. |
ABORT #1 Eng out |
| #198 (08-Jan-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Kubik, K. C. |
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| #199 (10-Jan-45) |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Hayes, P. H. |
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| #201 (14-Jan-45) |
Magdeburg, Germany |
Middeleer, W. R. |
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| #202 (15-Jan-45) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Bowling, G. W. |
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| #203 (16-Jan-45) |
Dessau, Germany |
Russell, J. L. |
Landed at Lindholme |
| #204 (20-Jan-45) |
Heilbronn, Germany |
Russell, J. L. |
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| #206 (29-Jan-45) |
Kassel, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #207 (01-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #211 (14-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #212 (15-Feb-45) |
Cottbus, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #213 (16-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Russell, J. L. |
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| #216 (22-Feb-45) |
Aalen, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #217 (23-Feb-45) |
Crailsheim, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #218 (24-Feb-45) |
Bremen, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #219 (25-Feb-45) |
Neuberg, Germany |
Johnson, S. K. |
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| #220 (26-Feb-45) |
Berlin, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #221 (27-Feb-45) |
Leipzig, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #222 (01-Mar-45) |
Ulm, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #225 (07-Mar-45) |
Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany |
Badzik, J. R. |
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| #226 (08-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Gulick, E. E. |
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| #227 (09-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #228 (10-Mar-45) |
Dortmund, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #229 (11-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #231 (14-Mar-45) |
Hannover, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #233 (17-Mar-45) |
Ruhland, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #235 (19-Mar-45) |
Zwickau, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #236 (20-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #242 (30-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Roberts, L. D. |
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| #243 (31-Mar-45) |
Salzwedel, Germany |
Coleman, R. |
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| #245 (04-Apr-45) |
Kiel, Germany |
Gilleland, W. O. |
ABORT Supercharger out |
| #246 (05-Apr-45) |
Nuremberg, Germany |
Gilleland, W. O. |
Leaflets |
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