DEVIL'S BALL ---- B-17G-10-BO ---- 42-31238
351st Bomb Group / 511th Bomb Squadron
"Devil's Ball" was named in the tradition of many other 511th Bomb Squadron aircraft by incorporating the word 'Ball' in the title, after the squadron's first commander Clinton F Ball.
This aircraft reportedly completed 64 combat missions but we have only been able to identify 60. If you can add to these or offer any photos or further information on missions and crews relating to this aircraft we would be pleased to hear from you.
| Date | Pilot |
Target |
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| 07 Oct 43 | Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center | ||
| 21 Oct 43 | To Grand Island AAB, Nebraska | ||
| 27 Oct 43 | To Nashville AAB | ||
| 23 Dec 43 | Assigned to 351BG | ||
| 30 Dec 43 | D E Watson / | Ludwigshaven | Chemical & explosives factory |
| 31 Dec 43 | F W Turbyne / | Cognac airfield | |
| 21 Jan 44 | S L Wendt / | St Omer V-weapon site | |
| 29 Jan 44 | C T Pryor / | Frankfurt | Category A - flak damage |
| 05 Feb 44 | C T Pryor / | Chateauroux airfield | |
| 06 Feb 44 | C T Pryor / | Caen airfield | |
| 11 Feb 44 | G Johnson / | Frankfurt | |
| 21 Feb 44 | C T Pryor / | Achmer airfield | |
| 22 Feb 44 | D M Heller / | Bernberg airfield | May have bombed Magdeburg as target of opportunity |
| 02 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Frankfurt | |
| 03 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Wilhelmshaven | |
| 04 Mar 44 | J J Redmond / | Bonn | |
| 06 Mar 44 | G W Mears / | Berlin | Bombed Templin -- 38 miles NNE of Berlin |
| 11 Mar 44 | J C Scarlett / | Munster | |
| 13 Mar 44 | M J Borchert / | Beauvoir airfield | |
| 23 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Munster | |
| 24 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Schweinfurt | |
| 26 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Watten V-weapon site | |
| 27 Mar 44 | C T Pryor / | Tours airfield | |
| 09 Apr 44 | C T Pryor / | Rahmel airfield, Poland | |
| 11 Apr 44 | C T Pryor / | Arnimswalde | |
| 19 Apr 44 | A J Zitollo / | Kassel | |
| 20 Apr 44 | R W Crews / | La Glacerie V-weapon site | |
| 25 Apr 25 | W H Power / | Nancy airfield (Abortive) | |
| 26 Apr 44 | W H Power / | Brunswick | |
| 27 Apr 44 | R J Roper / | Beauvoir V-weapon site | |
| 04 May 44 | M Karagiannis / | Berlin (Recalled) | |
| 07 May 44 | M Karagiannis / | Berlin | Category A - flak damage |
| 09 May 44 | F/o R E Probasco / | Luxembourg rail yards | |
| 11 May 44 | I L Belote / | Luxembourg rail yards | |
| 20 May 44 | C F Miller / | Villacoublay airfield | |
| 23 May 44 | M Karagiannis / | Epinal | |
| 25 May 44 | M Karagiannis / | Metz rail yards | |
| 29 May 44 | M Karagiannis / | Sorau | Focke Wulf assembly plant |
| 06 Jun 44 | I L Belote / | Caen / Le Havre | |
| 07 Jun 44 | R J Roper / | Falaise | Tactical target to support invasion troops |
| 10 Jun 44 | L J Dingle / | Gael airfield | |
| 11 Jun 44 | M Karagiannis / | Bernay / St Martin airfields | |
| 12 Jun 44 | R Sutton / | Cambrai / Niergnies airfields | |
| 15 Jun 44 | M Karagiannis / | Angouleme rail yards | |
| 21 Jun 44 | W M Power / | Berlin | Friedrichstrasse rail station |
| 22 Jun 44 | M Karagiannis / | Rouen | Oil storage depot |
| 23 Jun 44 | L J Dingle / | V-weapon site | |
| 25 Jun 44 | H J Matre / | Toulouse airfield | |
| 29 Jun 44 | L J Dingle / | Liepzig | |
| 04 Jul 44 | J A Myl / | Saumur rail bridge | |
| 06 Jul 44 | R S Brackens / | V-weapon site | |
| 07 Jul 44 | M Karagiannis / | Leipzig | Aircraft factory |
| 11 Jul 44 | C D Aldridge / | Munich | |
| 16 Jul 44 | C R Strange / | Stuttgart | |
| 18 Jul 44 | M Karagiannis / | Peenemunde | Electrolytic hydrogen plant |
| 19 Jul 44 | M Karagiannis / | Augsburg | Aircraft assembly plant |
| 21 Jul 44 | H R Hibbard / | Schweinfurt | Ball bearing plant |
| 31 Jul 44 | G W Uttley / | Munich | |
| 01 Aug 44 | J E Barrieau / | Chateaudun airfield | |
| 03 Aug 44 | J A Bunnell / | Saarbrucken rail yards | |
| 13 Aug 44 | H EPopp / | Louviers | Tactical support for ground troops |
| 16 Aug 44 | H E Popp / | Schkeuckitz | |
| 24 Aug 44 | C T Adams / | Buchenwald / Nordhausen | |
| 30 Aug 44 | C T Adams / | Kiel | |
| 08 Sep 44 | J C Haba / C M Cavett | Ludwigshaven | Iced up and crashed near Market Deeping during assembly. 8 killed |
