B-17G 44-6590

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 44-6590
Name: Not Known
Manufacturer: Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, B-17G-55-DL, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 544th‑SU*J
Start Date: 19 January 1945. New Replacement AC.
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 25 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 20 March 1945. Salvaged: Damaged in a taxi accident 1945-06-19 on return from combat mission.
Related Documents:Accident Report # 45-03-19-522⇓ (4.215 MB)
Photo Album: No Photo Album For This Aircraft
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B-17G Aircraft 44-6590 Was Assigned To 32 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 25 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
258⇗21 January 1945Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany		Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Sortie Report ⇗
259⇗22 January 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
261⇗28 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany		Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to snowstorm.
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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.
Sortie Report ⇗
--7 February 1945Essen/Bottrop, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
265⇗9 February 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany		Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLow Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
266⇗14 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany		Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
Sortie Report ⇗
--17 February 1945Mannheim, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
268⇗19 February 1945Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
269⇗20 February 1945Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report ⇗
270⇗21 February 1945Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany		Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to personnel failure; landed away at Thurleigh soon after takeoff.
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 Mission Sortie Report ⇗
273⇗24 February 1945Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
274⇗25 February 1945Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany		Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
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 ⇗
277⇗28 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany		Completed MissionLow Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
278⇗1 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
279⇗2 March 1945Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
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 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 ⇗
285⇗10 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
289⇗15 March 1945Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
290⇗17 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany		Completed Mission 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		Returned Early41D Squadron. Returned early due to #4 engine failure; jettisoned bombs over Germany. Crashed into tree on return and aircraft was salvaged; however, there were no injuries among the crew.
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