Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Combat History of the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in WWII
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Serial Number: | 42-29927 |
| Name: | HOMESICK SAL |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17F-75-BO, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 546th,547th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: |
546th‑BK*B (through 1943-08-12) 547th‑SO*R (through 1944-03-27) |
| Ground Crew Chief: | Hunter, Jack Walter |
| Start Date: | 6 July 1943. Transferred: received from the 96th BG.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 20 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 4 May 1944. Transferred: Sent to 2 BAD, Warton. |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-29927 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-29927 Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming for modification on 13 March 1943; Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas on 26 March 1943; Presque Isle, Maine on 10 April 1943; Andrews Field on 17 April 1943. Ferried overseas and assigned to the 413th Bombardment Squadron, 96th Bombardment Squadron, station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 13 May 1943 (named WABBIT TWACKS); Snetterton Heath, station 138 on 12 June 1943. Transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-B, 384th Bombardment Group, Grafton Underwood on 6 July 1943; then to the 547th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SO-R. Transferred to the Second Base Air Depot (2 BAD), station 582, Warton Lancashire on 5 April 1944. Returned to the US on 19 May 1944; Tinker AB, Oklahoma on 4 June 1944; Hendricks Field, Florida on 2 August 1944; Redford on 24 April 1945; Biggs Field, Texas on 9 September 1945; Hendricks Field, Florida on 2 October 1945; Reconstruction Finance Corporation at Walnut Ridge on 13 December 1945 for salvage. Aircraft Name: HOMESICK GAL |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 12⇗ | 29 July 1943 | Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Did not take off: aircraft apparently not in flying condition. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 13⇗ | 30 July 1943 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Flak damaged three engines preventing full power. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 21 September 1943 | Riems, France, RECALLED | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 25⇗ | 23 September 1943 | Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 26 September 1943 | Nantes, France, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 26⇗ | 27 September 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission | Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 27⇗ | 2 October 1943 | Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 28⇗ | 4 October 1943 | Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 30⇗ | 9 October 1943 | Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 31⇗ | 10 October 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 33⇗ | 20 October 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| --⇗ | 30 October 1943 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, RECALLED | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | A/C Returned early because Bombardier was ill. No crew list found. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 34⇗ | 3 November 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany | Completed Mission | Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 35⇗ | 5 November 1943 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| --⇗ | 13 November 1943 | Bremen, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 | Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 41⇗ | 11 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31073. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 42⇗ | 13 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 43⇗ | 16 December 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 44⇗ | 20 December 1943 | Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 45⇗ | 22 December 1943 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany | Spare, Completed Mission | 41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston Airfield, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41B Group. Turned back due to oil leak in #4 at 1155 hrs; landed away at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, low group Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany | Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 69⇗ | 2 March 1944 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 82⇗ | 26 March 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | 94 Group. Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29651. Sortie Report ⇗ |