43-38222 unknown name

B-17G-80-BO

SAL 12-24-44

July 10, 1944 Delivered to Cheyenne

July 18, 1944 to Kearney

August 4, 1944 to Grenier

August 5, 1944 Assigned to the 391^st Squadron, 34^th Bomb Group, Mendlesham

MISSION LIST

Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Bagus

Mission #68 September 26, 1944 43-38222 L/H (unused ground spare)

Mission #69 September 27, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Harris, R. N.

Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash (Whited, R. N.)

Mission #73 October 5, 1944 43-38222 L/H 4BS Bowen

Mission #74 October 6, 1944 43-38222 L/H (scheduled for Nash but replaced)

Mission #75 October 7, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #76 October 9, 1944 43-38222 L/H Anderson

Mission #77 October 14, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #78 October 15, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #79 October 17, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #81 October 22, 1944 43-38222 L/H 7BS Felker

Mission #82 October 25, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #84 October 28, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Kimmerle

Mission #85 October 30, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Felker

Mission #86 November 4, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Day

Mission #87 November 5, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Timblin

Mission #88 November 6, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Day

Mission #89 November 9, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Blum

Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Isaacs

Mission #92 November 25, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Harris

Mission #94 November 29, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen

Mission #95 November 30, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen, D. F.

Mission #96 December 4, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Murphy 

Mission #100 December 12, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Sproul

Mission #101 December 15, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen

Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Latz

MISSION DETAILS

Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Bagus

Mission #68 September 26, 1944 43-38222 L/H (unused ground spare)

Mission #69 September 27, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Harris, R. N.

October 2, 1944 43-38222 L/H

On Marshalling Chart on Hardstand #19 at 2100-2200 hours.

Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash (Whited, R. N.)

Mission #73 October 5, 1944 43-38222 L/H 4BS Bowen

Mission #74 October 6, 1944 43-38222 L/H (scheduled for Nash but replaced)

Mission #75 October 7, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #76 October 9, 1944 43-38222 L/H Anderson  

Aborted. Sick bombardier.

Mission #77 October 14, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #78 October 15, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Mission #79 October 17, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash            

Major damage.

Mission #81 October 22, 1944 43-38222 L/H 7BS Felker

Aborted - #3 prop ran away.

Brought back bombs.

Mission #82 October 25, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Nash

Major damage.

Mission #84 October 28, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Kimmerle

Mission #85 October 30, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Felker

Mission #86 November 4, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Day

Slight flak damage reported.

Mission #87 November 5, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Timblin

Mission #88 November 6, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Day

Mission #89 November 9, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Blum

Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Isaacs

Mission #92 November 25, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Harris

Aborted - mechanical

Mission #94 November 29, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen

Mission #95 November 30, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen, D. F.

Major damage. F/O Ralph L. Wathey, Jr. T-130028  (N) lightly WIA.

Mission #96 December 4, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Murphy

Aborted – mechanical.

Mission #100 December 12, 1944 43-38222 L/H 18BS Sproul

Mission #101 December 15, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Hansen

Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38222 L/H 391BS Latz

Serious damage, level 3 out of 5; crashed on landing, some crew injured in crash

Mission #102 December 24, 1944 B-17G 43-38222 L/H on return from Darmstadt collided with other B-17s on landing and salvaged 24-12-44. With 391BS. Pilot: Latz. (Photo at Air Force Museum "A1 B-17G/pho/186"; copy in my file)