B-17G 43-37917

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 43-37917
Name: PAULINE
Manufacturer: Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-75-BO, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 545th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 545th‑JD*B
Start Date: 17 July 1944. New Replacement AC.
Missions: CENTURY BOMBER - This aircraft was credited with 106 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 31 December 1945. Salvaged: Moved with the Group to Istres/Le Tube, France.
Photo Album: Aircraft 43-37917 Photo Album⇗
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B-17G Aircraft 43-37917 Was Assigned To 124 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 106 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
162⇗20 July 1944Target: Aircraft Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany
Completed MissionLow Group, High Squadron Lead.
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163⇗21 July 1944Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
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164⇗24 July 1944Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France
Completed MissionLow group.
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165⇗25 July 1944Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France
Completed MissionLead Group.
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166⇗28 July 1944Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed MissionLow group hot camera ship.
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167⇗29 July 1944Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
169⇗1 August 1944Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France
Completed MissionLead Group, Low Squadron Lead.
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170⇗3 August 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France
Completed MissionH Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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171⇗4 August 1944Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany
Completed MissionLead Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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173⇗5 August 1944Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
174⇗7 August 1944Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France
Completed MissionHigh section deputy, low group.
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175⇗8 August 1944Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France
Spare, Completed MissionLow group flying spare; joined formation.
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176⇗9 August 1944Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Erding, Germany
Completed MissionHigh group hot camera ship.
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177⇗11 August 1944Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
178⇗12 August 1944Target: "Landing Ground"
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: La Perthe, France
Completed MissionHigh group.
Sortie Report ⇗
179⇗13 August 1944Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France
Completed MissionLead group hot camera ship.
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180⇗14 August 1944Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Completed MissionHigh section lead, lead group.
Sortie Report ⇗
181⇗16 August 1944Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany
Completed MissionLow group hot camera ship.
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182⇗18 August 1944Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium
Completed MissionLow group.
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183⇗24 August 1944Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
185⇗26 August 1944Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed MissionHigh group.
Sortie Report ⇗
186⇗30 August 1944Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
--1 September 1944Ludwigshaven, Germany, RECALLEDMission RecalledLGrp Flying Spare
Sortie Report ⇗
187⇗3 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed MissionHot camera ship, lead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
189⇗8 September 1944Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Completed MissionBrakes out on landing.
Sortie Report ⇗
191⇗10 September 1944Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany
Completed MissionHot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
192⇗11 September 1944Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission41B Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
195⇗17 September 1944Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands
Completed MissionC Squadron.
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196⇗19 September 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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200⇗27 September 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102430.
Sortie Report ⇗
202⇗30 September 1944Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
203⇗2 October 1944Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
204⇗3 October 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
205⇗5 October 1944Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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206⇗6 October 1944Target: M/T Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland
Completed MissionA group. Returned one 500# bomb.
Sortie Report ⇗
207⇗7 October 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
208⇗9 October 1944Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
209⇗11 October 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Completed MissionSecond Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
210⇗14 October 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
211⇗15 October 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
212⇗17 October 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
213⇗18 October 1944Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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214⇗19 October 1944Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6512.
Sortie Report ⇗
215⇗25 October 1944Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
216⇗30 October 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
217⇗1 November 1944Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
218⇗2 November 1944Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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219⇗4 November 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Completed MissionHot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
220⇗5 November 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
221⇗6 November 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
222⇗8 November 1944Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
223⇗9 November 1944Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France
Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
224⇗10 November 1944Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Completed Mission41C Group, Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
226⇗16 November 1944Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany
Completed MissionLanded away at Stratford, due to weather.
Sortie Report ⇗
227⇗20 November 1944Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group.
Sortie Report ⇗
229⇗25 November 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
230⇗26 November 1944Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenbeken, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑39888.
Sortie Report ⇗
231⇗27 November 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany
Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; #3 prop feathered.
Sortie Report ⇗
232⇗29 November 1944Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany
Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
233⇗30 November 1944Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
234⇗2 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
235⇗4 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
236⇗6 December 1944Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed MissionGroup deputy.
Sortie Report ⇗
237⇗9 December 1944Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
238⇗11 December 1944Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
239⇗12 December 1944Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
240⇗18 December 1944Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
241⇗19 December 1944Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
Sortie Report ⇗
242⇗23 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97510.
Sortie Report ⇗
243⇗24 December 1944Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany
Completed Mission41C Group.
Sortie Report ⇗
245⇗28 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
246⇗30 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
247⇗31 December 1944Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
248⇗1 January 1945Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
249⇗2 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
250⇗3 January 1945Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
251⇗5 January 1945Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany
Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to internal failure of #3 engine.
Sortie Report ⇗
256⇗17 January 1945Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
260⇗23 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLow Squadron hot camera ship; did not take off.
Sortie Report ⇗
261⇗28 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLead Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to snowstorm.
Sortie Report ⇗
263⇗1 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #3 leaking oil.
Sortie Report ⇗
264⇗3 February 1945Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
--7 February 1945Essen/Bottrop, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
265⇗9 February 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
266⇗14 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
267⇗15 February 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
Sortie Report ⇗
269⇗20 February 1945Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106.
Sortie Report ⇗
270⇗21 February 1945Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
271⇗22 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
272⇗23 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany
Completed MissionLanded away at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham) Airfield, AAF Station 468.
Sortie Report ⇗
274⇗25 February 1945Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
275⇗26 February 1945Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
276⇗27 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
278⇗1 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
280⇗3 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany
Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. Did not take off. Remainder of crew not identified in mission documents.
Sortie Report ⇗
282⇗7 March 1945Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bochum, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
283⇗8 March 1945Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
284⇗9 March 1945Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
286⇗11 March 1945Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
287⇗12 March 1945Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
288⇗14 March 1945Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
290⇗17 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
291⇗18 March 1945Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
292⇗19 March 1945Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Completed Mission41C Group.
Sortie Report ⇗
293⇗20 March 1945Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
295⇗23 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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296⇗24 March 1945Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
--25 March 1945Lutzkendorf, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
299⇗28 March 1945Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
300⇗30 March 1945Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report ⇗
301⇗31 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Completed MissionOriginally assigned to Saxton Crew, taken by C A Lewis Crew. Saxton Crew moved to 44‑6592.
Sortie Report ⇗
302⇗3 April 1945Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
303⇗4 April 1945Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany
Completed MissionLead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
305⇗6 April 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
306⇗7 April 1945Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
307⇗9 April 1945Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
308⇗10 April 1945Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Completed MissionReturned four bombs to base.
Sortie Report ⇗
309⇗11 April 1945Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
310⇗14 April 1945Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
311⇗15 April 1945Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
314⇗19 April 1945Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
315⇗20 April 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
--23 April 1945Training
(Non-Combat)
Flight Completed Sortie Report ⇗
316⇗25 April 1945Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗