43-38304 unknown name SAL 1-5-45

B-17G-85-BO

July 19, 1944 Delivered to Cheyenne

July 28, 1944 to Kearney

August 8, 1944 to Grenier

August 9, 1944 Assigned to the 860^th Squadron, 490^th Bomb Group, Debach

August 10, 1944 Transferred to the 18^th Squadron, 34^th Bomb Group, Mendlesham

Mission #64 September 17, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Pedigo

Mission #65 September 19, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Pedigo

Mission #66 September 22, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Pedigo

Mission #67 September 25, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Kiley

Mission #68 September 26, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Richardson, L. S.

October 2, 1944 43-38304 B/L

On Marshalling Chart on Hardstand #14 at 2100-2200 hours.

Mission #72 October 3, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #73 October 5, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #74 October 6, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Talbott

Mission #75 October 7, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Harris

Mission #77 October 14, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #78 October 15, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #79 October 17, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Goss

Mission #80 October 19, 1944 43-38304 B/L 7BS Hemingway

Mission #81 October 22, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Bouldin

Mission #82 October 25, 1944 43-38304 B/L (unused ground spare)

Mission #83 October 26, 1944 43-38304 B/L (unused ground spare)

Mission #84 October 28, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Ratcliff

Mission #85 October 30, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #86 November 4, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #87 November 5, 1944 43-38304 B/L (scheduled for Hemingway but replaced)

Mission #89 November 9, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Bouldin

Mission #90 November 16, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #91 November 21, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Jones, W.

Mission #94 November 29, 1944 43-38304 B/L 7BS Ames

Mission #95 November 30, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #97 December 5, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #98 December 6, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Nass

December 18, 1944 43-38304 B/L Knowlton

Taxiing accident at Mendlesham. Damage level 2 out of 5.

Knowlton, Robert W. (P)

Mission #102 December 24, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #103 December 27, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #104 December 28, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #105 December 30, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Hemingway

Mission #106 December 31, 1944 43-38304 B/L 18BS Goss           Aborted.

Mission #108 January 3, 1945 43-38304 B/L 18BS Mann

January 6, 1945 43-38304 B/L Artruc 

Took off on a training flight.

Crash landed and salvaged with non-battle damage.

Artruc, Arthur N. (P)