MISSION LOG

BOSTON BOMBSHELL ---- B-17G-10-VE ---- 42-39996
91st Bomb Group (Heavy) 322nd Bomb Squadron


Date Pilot

Target

Notes
21 Jan 44 R L Gough / Cherbourg Category A flak damage
29 Jan 44 R L Gough / Frankfurt Category AC flak damage. One Fw190 claimed damaged
04 Feb 44 J W Smith / Frankfurt Aborted (non-sortie) - #3 engine out
05 Feb 44 J W Smith / Avord airfield  
06 Feb 44 P D Jessop / Nancy - Essey airfield Abortive mission
11 Feb 44 R L Gough / Frankfurt Aborted (non-sortie) - #3 engine oil leak & prop governor
20 Feb 44 R L Gough / Liepzig - Aschersleben Category A flak damage
22 Feb 44 R E Fancher / Bunde - Bielefeld One Me109 claimed destroyed
16 Mar 44 A W Burton / Lechfield  
20 Mar 44 A F Brazie / Frankfurt  
23 Mar 44 A F Brazie / Ahlen Minor battle damage
24 Mar 44 A F Brazie / Frankfurt  
27 Mar 44 A F Brazie / St Jean d'Angeley airfield  
08 Apr 44 ?? Oldenburg Minor battle damage - one crew man wounded
10 Apr 44 A F Brazie / Brussels  
11 Apr 44 A F Brazie / Stettin Minor battle damage
19 Apr 44 B Hayen / Eschwege  
22 Apr 44 A F Brazie / Hamm MY  
24 Apr 44 A F Brazie / Erding  
26 Apr 44 ?? Brunswick Minor battle damage - flak
28 Apr 44 A F Brazie / Avord  
29 Apr 44 J P Bilotta / Berlin Flew with 324BS
11 May 44 J D Powell / P R Sheldon Kontz Karthaus  
12 May 44 W R Langford / Lutzkendorf Category A flak damage
27 May 44 H L Robertson / Ludwigshaven  
28 May 44 A Thomas / Dessau  
30 May 44 D J Ryan / Dessau  
06 Jun 44(?) C T Bell / D McCarty (??) La Riviere (??) Confused on records crew could have flown #673
12 Jun 44 C T Walby / M E Bender Cambrai - Niergnies  
13 Jun 44 F L Suther / F/o Golubic Beaumont-sur-Oise  
18 Jun 44 T P Smith / L G Starks Hamburg  
20 Jun 44 R E O'Bannon / T Fitzgerald Hamburg Aborted (non-sortie) - gas fumes in cockpit
21 Jun 44 J R Thompson / D Nelson Berlin Category A flak damage
07 Jul 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Leipzig - Kolleda airfield  
08 Jul 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Etaples - Crepieul V-weapon site
09 Jul 44 L M Walton / D Sparkman Crepieul - Fleury V-weapon site -- abortive sortie
16 Jul 44 Russell / Munich  
24 Jul 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz St Lo Tactical support
29 Jul 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Merseburg  
31 Jul 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Munich  
01 Aug 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Chartres airfield Lost #3 engine, jettisoned load and returned alone
05 Aug 44 J M Hamilton / E E Fritz Nienburg  
07 Aug 44 H E Garner / Sens-Bourron-Marlotte  
11 Aug 44 M C Ellis / M Webb Brest  
12 Aug 44 H E Garner / Buc airfield  
14 Aug 44 F M Towner / J R Fink Metz - Frascaty airfield  
15 Aug 44 F M Towner / J R Fink Osthiem  
16 Aug 44 J V Dunlap / F/o J J Carter Halle MISSING IN ACTION - all 4 engines on fire from fighters

 

     

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