B-17G-85-BO 43-38473
708th SQ
708SQ; MIA Kassel 12/30/44 w/Bates; mid-air coll, cr Wenings, Ger; 9KIA; first a/c fitted with Cheyenne Turret (according to Freeman)
Flight listings for 43-38473
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 |
| #187 (18-Dec-44) | Mainz, Germany | Bates, B. E. | |
| #188 (24-Dec-44) | Babenhausen, Germany | Bates, B. E. | |
| #189 (28-Dec-44) | Koblenz, Germany | Summers, C. D. | |
| #190 (30-Dec-44) | Mannheim, Germany | Bates, B. E. | MISSING |
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