B-17G 42-97367

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 42-97367
Name: UMBRIAGO
Manufacturer: Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-45-BO, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 547th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 547th‑SO*T
Start Date: 11 April 1944. New Replacement AC.
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 36 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 16 July 1944. Crashed.
Photo Album: No Photo Album For This Aircraft
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B-17G Aircraft 42-97367 Was Assigned To 43 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 36 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
90⇗18 April 1944Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
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91⇗19 April 1944Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
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--21 April 1944Leuna, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
93⇗22 April 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, low group.
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95⇗25 April 1944Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Metz, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
96⇗27 April 1944Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France		Completed MissionGroup deputy.
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97⇗27 April 1944Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
98⇗29 April 1944Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionGroup deputy. Assumed lead after group lead aborted.
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99⇗1 May 1944Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France		Completed MissionLow Squadron Deputy.
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100⇗4 May 1944Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron, composite high group, 94th CBW.
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101⇗7 May 1944Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionLow group deputy. Bomb release mechanism malfunctioned; bombs jettisoned 16 minutes after target.
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102⇗8 May 1944Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany		Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
103⇗8 May 1944Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France		Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
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105⇗11 May 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany		Completed Mission41B Group.
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106⇗12 May 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany		Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1131 hrs with #4 prop running away.
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107⇗13 May 1944Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland		Completed MissionTurned back at 1326 hrs with battle damage to #2 engine, which had to be feathered.
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109⇗19 May 1944Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionLow Group.
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111⇗21 May 1944Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France		Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare aircraft 42‑102566.
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112⇗22 May 1944Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
113⇗23 May 1944Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France		Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed41B Group Flying Spare.
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114⇗24 May 1944Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionLow Group.
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117⇗28 May 1944Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
124⇗3 June 1944Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
131⇗8 June 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France		Completed Mission41C Wing.
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132⇗10 June 1944Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France		Completed Mission41A Group.
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133⇗12 June 1944Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France		Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
134⇗13 June 1944Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
135⇗14 June 1944Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France		Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
137⇗16 June 1944Target: Athies Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Laon, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
138⇗18 June 1944Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany		Spare, Completed Mission41A Group Flying Spare. Joined formation.
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139⇗19 June 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France		Completed Mission41B Group.
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140⇗19 June 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France		Completed Mission41A Group.
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142⇗21 June 1944Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionLead Group.
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143⇗22 June 1944Target: V-2 Storage & Launch Site
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France		Completed MissionBomb release malfunctioned; bombs were not dropped.
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145⇗24 June 1944Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing.
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146⇗25 June 1944Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment
Type: Transportation
Location: Sens, France		Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
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147⇗27 June 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France		Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, 41st B section.
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152⇗6 July 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
153⇗7 July 1944Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany		Completed MissionHigh group, 41st A wing.
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154⇗8 July 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Renescure, France		Spare, Completed MissionLead group flying spare; joined formation.
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155⇗11 July 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, lead group.
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157⇗13 July 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany		Completed Mission41B Group, Low Squadron Lead.
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158⇗16 July 1944Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron Hot Camera Ship. Crash-landed at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to battle damage.
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