MISSION LOG

MEAT HOUND ---- B-17F----- 42-29524
303rd Bomb Group / 359th Bomb Squadron


Date Pilot

Target

31 Dec 42     Delivered to Denver Modification Center
07 Jan 43     To Salina AAB
12 Feb 43     To Morrison AAB
14 Feb 43     To Homestead AAB
17 Feb 43     Assigned overseas to UK, 8th Air Force
02 Mar 43     Assigned to 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh
      If you can provide data on a/c's missions with 306BG, please contact me
30 Jul 43     Transferred to 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth
12 Aug 43 F H Thompson Bochum & Gelsenkirchen Category A damage - flak + mg. One Fw190 claimed destroyed
15 Aug 43 D Gamble Amiens & Poix airfields  
16 Aug 43 D A Shebeck LeBourget airfield  
17 Aug 43 J W Hendry Schweinfurt Category AC damage - flak + self-inflicted. 4 Me110s claimed
31 Aug 43 F H Thompson Amiens-Glisy airfields  
03 Sep 43 J R Johnston Romilly-sur-Seine  
06 Sep 43 F H Thompson Stuttgart Returned early, non-sortie - #3 supercharger failed
07 Sep 43 J W Hendry Brussels Evere airfield  
09 Sep 43 A L Sumarlidason Vitry-en-Artois airfield  
16 Sep 43 A L Sumarlidason Nantes  
27 Sep 43 R C Sanders Emden port area  
02 Oct 43 A L Sumarlidason Emden port area  
04 Oct 43 A L Sumarlidason Frankfurt Category A damage - flak
08 Oct 43 P W Campbell Bremen  
09 Oct 43 P W Campbell Anklam  
10 Oct 43 P W Campbell Coesfeld  
14 Oct 43 P W Campbell Schweinfurt Returned early, non-sortie - fuel transfer pump out
20 Oct 43 P W Campbell Duren Category AC damage - mg (friendly fire)?
03 Nov 43 P W Campbell Wilhelmshaven  
05 Nov 43 D F DeCamp Gelsenkirchen Category A damage - flak
26 Nov 43 P W Campbell Bremen Returned early, non-sortie
29 Nov 43 D F DeCamp Bremen Category AC damage - self-inflicted
11 Dec 43 D F DeCamp Emden  
13 Dec 43 Capt M R Hungerford Bremen  
16 Dec 43 M L Smith Bremen Landed at RAF Newmarket
04 Jan 44 M L Clark Kiel Category AC damage - flak + unidentified falling object
11 Jan 44 J W Watson Oschersleben Lost 2 engines, crew bailed out over Holland, (P) brought a/c back to land at Metfield
12 Jan 44     SALVAGED - to 2nd Strategic Air Depot
       
       

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