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Meat Hound
B-17F-55-BO 42-29524

303rd Bomb Group, 359th Bomb Squadron

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Meat Hound

  Additional image Of  
Photo credit : Bill Wylde

Known Mission List

Date Pilot

Target

 Notes
31 Dec 1942? Delivered to Denver Modification Center
7 Jan 1943? To Salina AAB
12 Feb 1943? To Morrison AAB
14 Feb 1943? To Homestead AAB
17 Feb 1943? Assigned overseas to UK, 8th Air Force
2 Mar 1943? Assigned to 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh
13 Mar 1943D A Steele / R W JonesAmiens MY
22 Mar 1943D A Steele / R W JonesWilhelmshavenFlak hit cockpit, bullet hole in left wing
4 Apr 1943D A Steele / R W JonesParis(TT) destroyed e/a
5 Apr 1943D A Steele / R W JonesAntwerpR/E (NS) - cylinder head broke
1 May 1943R W Jones / D A SteeleSt NazaireOne flak hole
13 May 1943R W Jones / J P Leach /J M CavalhoMeaulte
14 May 1943R W Jones / D A SteeleKiel
15 May 1943R W Jones / D A SteeleWilhelmshaven
17 May 1943R W Jones / W H MarcotteLorient
19 May 1943R W Jones / D A SteeleKiel
21 May 1943R W Jones / D A SteeleWilhelmshaven(WG) hit in thigh. 20mm hole in left landing light, #2 eng out hit by 30mm, #1 eng instruments out, radio hit. F/L at B24 base severing barrage balloon.
30 Jul 1943? Transferred to 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth
12 Aug 1943F H ThompsonRuhr (Bochum, Gelsinkirchen)Category A damage - flak + mg. One Fw190 claimed destroyed
15 Aug 1943D GambleAmiens & Poix airfields?
16 Aug 1943D A ShebeckLeBourget airfield?
17 Aug 1943J W HendrySchweinfurtCategory AC damage - flak + self-inflicted. 4 Me110s claimed
31 Aug 1943F H ThompsonAmiens-Glisy airfields?
3 Sep 1943J R JohnstonRomilly-sur-Seine?
6 Sep 1943F H ThompsonStuttgartReturned early, non-sortie - #3 supercharger failed
7 Sep 1943J W HendryBrussels Evere airfield?
9 Sep 1943A L SumarlidasonVitry-en-Artois airfield?
16 Sep 1943A L SumarlidasonNantes?
27 Sep 1943R C SandersEmden port area?
2 Oct 1943A L SumarlidasonEmden port area?
4 Oct 1943A L SumarlidasonFrankfurtCategory A damage - flak
8 Oct 1943P W CampbellBremen?
9 Oct 1943P W CampbellAnklam?
10 Oct 1943P W CampbellCoesfeld?
14 Oct 1943P W CampbellSchweinfurtReturned early, non-sortie - fuel transfer pump out
20 Oct 1943P W CampbellDurenCategory AC damage - mg (friendly fire)?
3 Nov 1943P W CampbellWilhelmshaven?
5 Nov 1943D F DeCampGelsenkirchenCategory A damage - flak
26 Nov 1943P W CampbellBremenReturned early, non-sortie
29 Nov 1943D F DeCampBremenCategory AC damage - self-inflicted
11 Dec 1943D F DeCampEmden?
13 Dec 1943Capt M R HungerfordBremen?
16 Dec 1943M L SmithBremenLanded at RAF Newmarket.
4 Jan 1944M L ClarkKielCategory AC damage - flak + unidentified falling object
11 Jan 1944J W WatsonOscherslebenLost 2 engines, crew bailed out over Holland, (P) brought a/c back to land at Metfield
12 Jan 1944? SALVAGED - to 2nd Strategic Air Depot



 
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