44-8502 ALWAYS AVAILABLE

B-17G-70-VE 44-8502

710th SQ

 

Delivered Lincoln 1/10/44; Grenier 14/10/44; Assigned 8AF 16/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; Sth Plains 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45.  (447 BG 710th SQ Crew 9 2/23/45-4/21/45) 

 

Flight listings for 44-8502

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
#217 (23-Feb-45) Crailsheim, Germany White, S. A.  
#218 (24-Feb-45) Bremen, Germany White, S. A. replaced Chandler ABORT Lost formation
#222 (01-Mar-45) Ulm, Germany White, S. A. replaced Phaneuf in #830
#223 (02-Mar-45) Dresden, Germany White, S. A.  
#224 (03-Mar-45) Brunswick, Germany White, S. A.  
#226 (08-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany White, S. A. Cameraman
#227 (09-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany White, S. A.  
#229 (11-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany Jepsen, C. H.  
#232 (15-Mar-45) Oranienburg, Germany White, S. A.  
#233 (17-Mar-45) Ruhland, Germany White, S. A. Landed at Woodbridge
#237 (21-Mar-45) Wittmundhafen, Germany White, S. A. ABORT Tail gunner injured
#238 (22-Mar-45) Heibert, Germany area White, S. A.  
#239 (23-Mar-45) Holzwickede, Germany DeCaster, H. H.  
#242 (30-Mar-45) Hamburg, Germany White, S. A.  
#243 (31-Mar-45) Salzwedel, Germany McBroom, J. M.  
#244 (03-Apr-45) Kiel, Germany White, S. A.  
#245 (04-Apr-45) Kiel, Germany White, S. A. Cameraman
#247 (07-Apr-45) Schwerin, Germany Fraser, W. N.  
#248 (08-Apr-45) Plauen, Germany White, S. A.  
#249 (09-Apr-45) Neuburg, Germany White, S. A.  
#250 (10-Apr-45) Brandenburg, Germany White, S. A.  
#251 (11-Apr-45) Ingolstadt, Germany White, S. A.  
#252 (14-Apr-45) Royan, France White, S. A.  
#257 (20-Apr-45) Neuruppin, Germany White, S. A.  
#258 (21-Apr-45) Inglostadt, Germany White, S. A.  

 

 

 

 


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