43-38230 WOLF WAGON

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.  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia Bloecker, W. R.  
#132 (25-Aug-44) Rechlin, Germany Fagg, P. E.  
#133 (26-Aug-44) Brest, France Bloecker, W. R.  
#134 (27-Aug-44) Berlin, Germany Larson, W. A.  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany Skalitsky, S. B.  
#136 (01-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#137 (03-Sep-44) Brest, France Bloecker, W. R.  
#138 (05-Sep-44) Brest, France Bloecker, W. R.  
#139 (08-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#140 (09-Sep-44) Besancon, France Bloecker, W. R.  
#141 (10-Sep-44) Giebelstadt, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#142 (11-Sep-44) Fulda, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#143 (12-Sep-44) Bohlen & Fulda, Germany Skalitsky, S. B.  
#144 (13-Sep-44) Stuttgart, Germany Dingivan, E. A. Target of Opp
#145 (17-Sep-44) Arnheim, Holland Skalitsky, S. B.  
#146 (19-Sep-44) Koblenz, Germany Bloecker, W. R. Landed at Lavesham
#147 (22-Sep-44) Kassel, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#148 (25-Sep-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#150 (27-Sep-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#151 (28-Sep-44) Merseburg, Germany Bloecker, W. R.  
#152 (02-Oct-44) Kassel, Germany Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#153 (03-Oct-44) Giebelstadt, Germany Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#154 (05-Oct-44) Munster, Germany Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#156 (07-Oct-44) Merseburg, Germany Hrabovsky, S. J.  
#160 (15-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Weddle, J. L.  
#163 (19-Oct-44) Mannheim, Germany Cooke, J. F.  
#164 (22-Oct-44) Munster, Germany King, M. S.  
#165 (25-Oct-44) Harburg, Germany Horton, J. S.  
#166 (26-Oct-44) Hanover, Germany Gilbert, E. W.  
#169 (02-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#170 (04-Nov-44) Hamburg, Germany Neal, G. G. S-27 Operator
#171 (05-Nov-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Gilbert, E. W.  
#175 (16-Nov-44) Duren, Germany Nagle, C. W. Landed at Welford Park
#176 (21-Nov-44) Koblenz, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#177 (25-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Minker, R. L.  
#178 (26-Nov-44) Hamm, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#180 (30-Nov-44) Lutzkendorf, Germany Wessling, J. V.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#182 (06-Dec-44) Merseburg, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#183 (10-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#184 (11-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#185 (12-Dec-44) Darmstadt, Germany Nagle, C. W. Replaced 215; Landed in France
#188 (24-Dec-44) Babenhausen, Germany DeDiemar, T. G.  
#189 (28-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#190 (30-Dec-44) Mannheim, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#191 (31-Dec-44) Wenzendorf, Germany Rosenblum, J. M.  
#192 (01-Jan-45) Dollberg, Germany Rosenblum, J. M. Landed at Woodbridge
#195 (05-Jan-45) Waxweiler, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#196 (06-Jan-45) Worms, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#197 (07-Jan-45) Paderborn, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#201 (14-Jan-45) Magdeburg, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#202 (15-Jan-45) Augsburg, Germany Cohen, E.  
#203 (16-Jan-45) Dessau, Germany Nagle, C. W. Landed at Woodbridge
#207 (01-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#209 (06-Feb-45) Chemnitz, Germany Bates, W. F. Cameraman
#210 (09-Feb-45) Weimar, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#213 (16-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Dewey, R. J.  
#214 (19-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Coleman, R.  
#215 (20-Feb-45) Nurnberg, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#216 (22-Feb-45) Aalen, Germany Nagle, C. W. Pilot Sick
#217 (23-Feb-45) Crailsheim, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#218 (24-Feb-45) Bremen, Germany Coleman, R. ABORT Oil leak #3 Eng
#221 (27-Feb-45) Leipzig, Germany Wessling, J. V.  
#222 (01-Mar-45) Ulm, Germany Coleman, R.  
#223 (02-Mar-45) Dresden, Germany Coleman, R.  
#224 (03-Mar-45) Brunswick, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#225 (07-Mar-45) Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#226 (08-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany Golden, M. L.  
#227 (09-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#228 (10-Mar-45) Dortmund, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#229 (11-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Johnson, W. R.  
#230 (12-Mar-45) Marburg, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#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.  
#234 (18-Mar-45) Berlin, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#235 (19-Mar-45) Zwickau, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#236 (20-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Golden, W. J. slated #976
#239 (23-Mar-45) Holzwickede, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#240 (24-Mar-45) Varrelsbusch, Germany Beckwith, L. R.  
#241 (28-Mar-45) Hannover, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#242 (30-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#243 (31-Mar-45) Salzwedel, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#245 (04-Apr-45) Kiel, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#246 (05-Apr-45) Nuremberg, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#247 (07-Apr-45) Schwerin, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#248 (08-Apr-45) Plauen, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#249 (09-Apr-45) Neuburg, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#250 (10-Apr-45) Brandenburg, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#251 (11-Apr-45) Ingolstadt, Germany Golden, W. J.  
#252 (14-Apr-45) Royan, France Golden, W. J.  
#253 (15-Apr-45) Royan, France Golden, W. J.  

 

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