MISSION LOG

LIL-LU ---- B-17G-90-BO ---- 43-38612
385th Bomb Group / 549th Bomb Squadron

 

"Lil-Lu" was named by Ted Findeiss who flew three of his missions in it and completed his tour of duty with 385th Bomb Group.
If you can add to this mission list or offer any photos or further information
on missions and crews relating to this aircraft I would be pleased to hear from you.


Date Pilot

Target

24 Aug 44     Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
07 Sep 44     To Hunter Field AAB
15 Sep 44     To Grenier AAB
19 Sep 44     Assigned to 385BG at Great Ashfield
03 Oct 44 H Kaplan / Giebelstadt  
05 Oct 44 C M Dobbins / Munster  
22 Oct 44 T C Findeiss / Munster  
26 Oct 44 Lt Rifas / Hannover  
02 Nov 44 T C Findeiss / Merseburg Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
04 Nov 44 T C Findeiss / Hamburg Pilot completed his tour of missions
05 Nov 44 J W Mellors / Ludwigshaven  
06 Nov 44 Van der Hellen / Duisberg/Neumunster  
09 Nov 44 J A Hibbert / Saarbrucken  
11 Nov 44 H E Woltman / Oberlahnstein/Coblenz Category A flak damage
21 Nov 44 H C Lambert / Osnabruck  
26 Nov 44 J A Hibbert / Misburg/Hamm  
27 Nov 44 J A Hibbert / Bingen  
30 Nov 44 L M Brown / Munster Merseburg
06 Dec 44 A R Hufford / Lutzkendorf/Hannover MISSING IN ACTION, crashlanded and set on fire by crew
See Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
       
       

© Ray Bowden