B-17G 43-39060

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 43-39060
Name: THE TERRIBLE UTE
Manufacturer: Built by the Boeing Airplane Company, B-17G-100-BO, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 546th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 546th‑BK*F
Ground Crew Chief: Coon, Lawrence John
Start Date: 7 January 1945. Transferred: Received from the 487th BG..
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 32 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 28 February 1946. Transferred: Moved with the Group to Istres/Le Tube, France.
Photo Album: Aircraft 43-39060 Photo Album⇗
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B-17G Aircraft 43-39060 Was Assigned To 34 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 32 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
253⇗8 January 1945Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany		Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510.
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254⇗10 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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255⇗15 January 1945Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany		Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron
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256⇗17 January 1945Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
257⇗20 January 1945Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany		Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire.
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259⇗22 January 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
260⇗23 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany		Completed MissionLanded away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143.
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261⇗28 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
262⇗29 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Siegen, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
263⇗1 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
264⇗3 February 1945Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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--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 ⇗
267⇗15 February 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
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268⇗19 February 1945Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
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269⇗20 February 1945Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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270⇗21 February 1945Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
272⇗23 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Landed away at Podington Airfield, AAF Station 109.
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274⇗25 February 1945Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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275⇗26 February 1945Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany		Completed MissionLanded away at Bungay Airfield, AAF Station 125, due to low fuel.
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276⇗27 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
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277⇗28 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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279⇗2 March 1945Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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280⇗3 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
281⇗4 March 1945Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
282⇗7 March 1945Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bochum, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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283⇗8 March 1945Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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284⇗9 March 1945Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany		Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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285⇗10 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
287⇗12 March 1945Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
289⇗15 March 1945Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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290⇗17 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
292⇗19 March 1945Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany		Completed Mission41C Group.
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293⇗20 March 1945Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany		Completed MissionReturned with major battle damage.
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