44-6462 SANDUSKY JO

B-17G-50-DL 44-6462

709th SQ — O

 

 

Flight listings for 44-6462

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
#144 (13-Sep-44) Stuttgart, Germany Cohen, E. Target of Opp
#145 (17-Sep-44) Arnheim, Holland Craig, D. W.  
#146 (19-Sep-44) Koblenz, Germany Craig, D. W.  
#147 (22-Sep-44) Kassel, Germany Craig, D. W.  
#149 (26-Sep-44) Bremen, Germany Cohen, E.  
#152 (02-Oct-44) Kassel, Germany Craig, D. W.  
#155 (06-Oct-44) Berlin, Germany Harmon, C. W.  
#156 (07-Oct-44) Merseburg, Germany Milks, H. J.  
#158 (12-Oct-44) Bremen, Germany Hewit, E. R.  
#159 (14-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Cooke, J. F.  
#160 (15-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Milks, H. J.  
#161 (17-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Hewit, E. R. Landed at Woodbridge
#164 (22-Oct-44) Munster, Germany Graves, P. A. ABORT Injured person
#167 (30-Oct-44) Merseburg, Germany Nagle, C. W.  
#170 (04-Nov-44) Hamburg, Germany Horton, J. S.  
#171 (05-Nov-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Hatfield, B. E.  
#175 (16-Nov-44) Duren, Germany Graves, P. A. Landed at Welford Park
#178 (26-Nov-44) Hamm, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#179 (27-Nov-44) Bingen, Germany Horton, J. S. Leaflets
#180 (30-Nov-44) Lutzkendorf, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#182 (06-Dec-44) Merseburg, Germany Horton, J. S. Leaflets
#183 (10-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany DeDiemar, T. G.  
#184 (11-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Graves, P. A. L:eaflets
#185 (12-Dec-44) Darmstadt, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#186 (15-Dec-44) Hannover, Germany Stanley, F. N.  
#188 (24-Dec-44) Babenhausen, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#189 (28-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#191 (31-Dec-44) Wenzendorf, Germany Jennings, H. C.  
#192 (01-Jan-45) Dollberg, Germany Jennings, H. C.  
#193 (02-Jan-45) Nalbach, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#194 (03-Jan-45) Koblenz, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#195 (05-Jan-45) Waxweiler, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#196 (06-Jan-45) Worms, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#197 (07-Jan-45) Paderborn, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#198 (08-Jan-45) Frankfurt, Germany Stanley, F. N.  
#199 (10-Jan-45) Karlsruhe, Germany Graves, P. A. Failed to T/O
#202 (15-Jan-45) Augsburg, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#203 (16-Jan-45) Dessau, Germany Graves, P. A. Landed at Lindholme
#204 (20-Jan-45) Heilbronn, Germany Coleman, R. ABORT Person sick
#205 (21-Jan-45) Mannheim, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#206 (29-Jan-45) Kassel, Germany Graves, P. A. ABORT
#207 (01-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Bates, W. F. ABORT #2 Eng out
#209 (06-Feb-45) Chemnitz, Germany Stanley, F. N.  
#210 (09-Feb-45) Weimar, Germany Stanley, F. N.  
#211 (14-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Stanley, F. N.  
#213 (16-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Coleman, R.  
#214 (19-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#215 (20-Feb-45) Nurnberg, Germany Graves, P. A. 3-M-26 Flares (?)
#216 (22-Feb-45) Aalen, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#217 (23-Feb-45) Crailsheim, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#219 (25-Feb-45) Neuberg, Germany Graves, P. A. Leaflets
#220 (26-Feb-45) Berlin, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#221 (27-Feb-45) Leipzig, Germany Horton, J. S.  
#222 (01-Mar-45) Ulm, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#225 (07-Mar-45) Datteln-Emscher Lippe, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#226 (08-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#227 (09-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#228 (10-Mar-45) Dortmund, Germany Summers, C. D.  
#230 (12-Mar-45) Marburg, Germany Johnson, W. R.  
#231 (14-Mar-45) Hannover, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#232 (15-Mar-45) Oranienburg, Germany Bricker, R. A.  
#247 (07-Apr-45) Schwerin, Germany Bland, A. I. Leaflets
#248 (08-Apr-45) Plauen, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#249 (09-Apr-45) Neuburg, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#250 (10-Apr-45) Brandenburg, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#252 (14-Apr-45) Royan, France Bricker, R. A.  
#253 (15-Apr-45) Royan, France Boroughs, S. L.  
#254 (16-Apr-45) Royan, France Coleman, R.  
#256 (19-Apr-45) Dresden, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#257 (20-Apr-45) Neuruppin, Germany Bland, A. I.  
#258 (21-Apr-45) Inglostadt, Germany Bland, A. I.  

 

 

Photo between Sept. 1944 and February 1945 (before 4th CW Yellow Tail and Green stripes added)

After Feb 1945, when 4th CW tails were painted yellow.

 

Gillespie crew pictured with Sandusky Jo (Rattlesden, undated)

 

Hampton crew pictured with Sandusky Jo (Rattlesden, undated)

 

Unidentified crew with Sandusky Jo

 

Unidentified crew with Sandusky Jo

 

Scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946 (1945?)

 

 

 


Some photos/information provided by:

  • The Family of Leonard Johnson
  • Judy Ryan Finney

Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database