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: | 42-37727 |
| Name: | ELISE |
| Manufacturer: | Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17G-10-DL, Camouflage |
| Squadron: | 545th Bombardment Squadron (H) |
| Squadron ID Code: | 545th‑JD*Z |
| Start Date: | 2 November 1943. Transferred: Received from 1 BAD, Burtonwood.. |
| Missions: | This aircraft was credited with 8 combat missions with the 384th. |
| End Date: | 30 January 1944. Failed to return from combat operations. |
| Related Documents: | Missing Air Crew Report # 2265⇓ (3.243 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Aircraft 42-37727 Photo Album⇗ |
| History: | 42-37727 Del Denver 11/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; ass 303BG Molesworth 10/10/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; tran 545BS/384BG [JD-Z] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; MIA Brunswick 30/1/44 w/Comus Penney, b-Harvey Pinger, ro-Roland Parsons, btg-Chas McClure, wg-Mercer Nickles, wg-John Kohl, tg-Walt Hunt (7POW); cp-Don Furber, n-Bob Huber, ettg-Allen Gregerson (3KIA); flak & e/a, cr Rohrsen, nr Eimbeckhausen, 16 miles SW of Hanover, Ger; MACR 2265. |
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| Number | Date | Target | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 | Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 38⇗ | 29 November 1943 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 30 November 1943 | Solingen, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 39⇗ | 1 December 1943 | Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 46⇗ | 24 December 1943 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑39784. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 48⇗ | 31 December 1943 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France | Completed Mission | Landed away at Alconbury; bombs returned. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back becuse aircraft needed 'excessive power settings ... to stay in formation.' Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 51⇗ | 7 January 1944 | Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Flying spare. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 52⇗ | 11 January 1944 | Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany | Completed Mission | Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France | Completed Mission | 41A Group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| -- | 24 January 1944 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany, RECALLED | Mission Recalled | A Grp Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Completed Mission | Lead group. Sortie Report ⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany | Failed To Return | Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed between Beber and Eimbeckhausen, Germany. Casualties buried in Bad Münder. MACR 2265 Sortie Report ⇗ |