B-17G 44-8608

Aircraft Details

Serial Number: 44-8608
Name: Not Known
Manufacturer: Built by the Vega Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation, B-17G-75-VE, Natural Metal Finish
Squadron: 544th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Squadron ID Code: 544th‑SU*B
Start Date: 9 January 1945. New Replacement AC.
Missions: This aircraft was credited with 39 combat missions with the 384th.
End Date: 10 December 1945. Istres: Moved with the Group to Istres/Le Tube, France.
Photo Album: No Photo Album For This Aircraft
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B-17G Aircraft 44-8608 Was Assigned To 47 Missions Manned by 384th BG Personnel,
Earning Combat Credit For 39 Of Them
Number Date Target Results Mission/Sortie Information
255⇗15 January 1945Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
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 Bury St. Edmunds Airfield, Suffolk.
Sortie Report ⇗
259⇗22 January 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany		Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
260⇗23 January 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany		Completed MissionLanded away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143.
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 MissionLow 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		Completed MissionLow Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
266⇗14 February 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany		Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report ⇗
--17 February 1945Mannheim, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
268⇗19 February 1945Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany		Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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		Completed Mission 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		Returned EarlyTurned back because #2 engine failed. Attacked target of opportunity (TOO) at 53°40'N,07°55'E, near Quakenbrück, Germany.
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 ⇗
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 ⇗
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		Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38062.
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		Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6898.
Sortie Report ⇗
292⇗19 March 1945Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany		Completed Mission41D Squadron.
Sortie Report ⇗
293⇗20 March 1945Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
294⇗22 March 1945Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
295⇗23 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
296⇗24 March 1945Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
--25 March 1945Lutzkendorf, Germany, RECALLEDMission Recalled Sortie Report ⇗
298⇗26 March 1945Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
299⇗28 March 1945Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
301⇗31 March 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
302⇗3 April 1945Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
305⇗6 April 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany		Completed Mission 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 MissionThis aircraft was carried long-delay fused bombs (6 to 72 hours).
Sortie Report ⇗
310⇗14 April 1945Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France		Completed MissionS/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records.
Sortie Report ⇗
311⇗15 April 1945Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France		Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to the master rod bearing of #1 engine burning out.
Sortie Report ⇗
313⇗17 April 1945Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany		Completed Mission Sortie Report ⇗
314⇗19 April 1945Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, 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 Mission Sortie Report ⇗