43-37774

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