B-17G-80-BO 43-38230
709th SQ — E
Photo taken May, 1945 by Charles Brown
Assigned to the 447th in early August, 1944, this B-17G-80-BO from Seattle was given the call sign “E.” She flew with both 708th and 709th Squadrons through the end of the war in Europe, and returned to the U.S. in July 1945.
Flight listings for 43-38230
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 |
#130 (18-Aug-44) |
St. Dizier, France |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#131 (24-Aug-44) |
Brux, Czechoslovakia |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#132 (25-Aug-44) |
Rechlin, Germany |
Fagg, P. E. |
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#133 (26-Aug-44) |
Brest, France |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#134 (27-Aug-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Larson, W. A. |
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#135 (30-Aug-44) |
Bremen, Germany |
Skalitsky, S. B. |
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#136 (01-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#137 (03-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#138 (05-Sep-44) |
Brest, France |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#139 (08-Sep-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#140 (09-Sep-44) |
Besancon, France |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#141 (10-Sep-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#142 (11-Sep-44) |
Fulda, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#143 (12-Sep-44) |
Bohlen & Fulda, Germany |
Skalitsky, S. B. |
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#144 (13-Sep-44) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Dingivan, E. A. |
Target of Opp |
#145 (17-Sep-44) |
Arnheim, Holland |
Skalitsky, S. B. |
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#146 (19-Sep-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
Landed at Lavesham |
#147 (22-Sep-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#148 (25-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#150 (27-Sep-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#151 (28-Sep-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Bloecker, W. R. |
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#152 (02-Oct-44) |
Kassel, Germany |
Hrabovsky, S. J. |
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#153 (03-Oct-44) |
Giebelstadt, Germany |
Hrabovsky, S. J. |
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#154 (05-Oct-44) |
Munster, Germany |
Hrabovsky, S. J. |
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#156 (07-Oct-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Hrabovsky, S. J. |
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#160 (15-Oct-44) |
Cologne, Germany |
Weddle, J. L. |
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#163 (19-Oct-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Cooke, J. F. |
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#164 (22-Oct-44) |
Munster, Germany |
King, M. S. |
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#165 (25-Oct-44) |
Harburg, Germany |
Horton, J. S. |
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#166 (26-Oct-44) |
Hanover, Germany |
Gilbert, E. W. |
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#169 (02-Nov-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#170 (04-Nov-44) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Neal, G. G. |
S-27 Operator |
#171 (05-Nov-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Gilbert, E. W. |
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#175 (16-Nov-44) |
Duren, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
Landed at Welford Park |
#176 (21-Nov-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#177 (25-Nov-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Minker, R. L. |
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#178 (26-Nov-44) |
Hamm, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#180 (30-Nov-44) |
Lutzkendorf, Germany |
Wessling, J. V. |
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#181 (04-Dec-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#182 (06-Dec-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#183 (10-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#184 (11-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#185 (12-Dec-44) |
Darmstadt, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
Replaced 215; Landed in France |
#188 (24-Dec-44) |
Babenhausen, Germany |
DeDiemar, T. G. |
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#189 (28-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#190 (30-Dec-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#191 (31-Dec-44) |
Wenzendorf, Germany |
Rosenblum, J. M. |
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#192 (01-Jan-45) |
Dollberg, Germany |
Rosenblum, J. M. |
Landed at Woodbridge |
#195 (05-Jan-45) |
Waxweiler, Germany |
Hewit, E. R. |
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#196 (06-Jan-45) |
Worms, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#197 (07-Jan-45) |
Paderborn, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#201 (14-Jan-45) |
Magdeburg, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#202 (15-Jan-45) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Cohen, E. |
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#203 (16-Jan-45) |
Dessau, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
Landed at Woodbridge |
#207 (01-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#209 (06-Feb-45) |
Chemnitz, Germany |
Bates, W. F. |
Cameraman |
#210 (09-Feb-45) |
Weimar, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#213 (16-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Dewey, R. J. |
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#214 (19-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
Coleman, R. |
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#215 (20-Feb-45) |
Nurnberg, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#216 (22-Feb-45) |
Aalen, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
Pilot Sick |
#217 (23-Feb-45) |
Crailsheim, Germany |
Nagle, C. W. |
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#218 (24-Feb-45) |
Bremen, Germany |
Coleman, R. |
ABORT Oil leak #3 Eng |
#221 (27-Feb-45) |
Leipzig, Germany |
Wessling, J. V. |
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#222 (01-Mar-45) |
Ulm, Germany |
Coleman, R. |
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#223 (02-Mar-45) |
Dresden, Germany |
Coleman, R. |
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#224 (03-Mar-45) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#225 (07-Mar-45) |
Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#226 (08-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Golden, M. L. |
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#227 (09-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#228 (10-Mar-45) |
Dortmund, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#229 (11-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Johnson, W. R. |
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#230 (12-Mar-45) |
Marburg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#231 (14-Mar-45) |
Hannover, Germany |
Shepard, C. R. |
slated #668 |
#232 (15-Mar-45) |
Oranienburg, Germany |
Summers, C. D. |
Leaflets |
#233 (17-Mar-45) |
Ruhland, Germany |
Maxwell, M. S. |
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#234 (18-Mar-45) |
Berlin, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#235 (19-Mar-45) |
Zwickau, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#236 (20-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
slated #976 |
#239 (23-Mar-45) |
Holzwickede, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#240 (24-Mar-45) |
Varrelsbusch, Germany |
Beckwith, L. R. |
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#241 (28-Mar-45) |
Hannover, Germany |
Bland, A. I. |
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#242 (30-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#243 (31-Mar-45) |
Salzwedel, Germany |
Bricker, R. A. |
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#245 (04-Apr-45) |
Kiel, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#246 (05-Apr-45) |
Nuremberg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#247 (07-Apr-45) |
Schwerin, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#248 (08-Apr-45) |
Plauen, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#249 (09-Apr-45) |
Neuburg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#250 (10-Apr-45) |
Brandenburg, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#251 (11-Apr-45) |
Ingolstadt, Germany |
Golden, W. J. |
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#252 (14-Apr-45) |
Royan, France |
Golden, W. J. |
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#253 (15-Apr-45) |
Royan, France |
Golden, W. J. |
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Unidentified combat crew with Wolf Wagon after 21 missions
Nicholas J Gough in Spring of 1945 with Wolf Wagon with 50 mission marks and a darkened area added to the nose art.
Bill Garner, Willie Burnell, Joe Zorn and Nicholas J. Gough. Photo taken at Rattlesden, likely after D-Day. AAM caption suggests this plane could be either Scheherazade or Wolf Wagon (but Scheherazade was OD, Wolf Wagon had mission tallies on left side)
Photo taken in late 1944, possibly during a low-speed, low-altitude supply drop in France
Wolf Wagon was among the aircraft scrapped at Kingman, Arizona during 1946 or 1947.
Some photos/information provided by:
- Mr. E.D. Bigelow
- Mr. Rob Kirkwood
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database