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447th Aircraft

Information provided by David Warren

Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Between December 24, 1943 and April 21, 1945, the 447th Bombardment Group flew 258 combat missions over Europe, comprising 8,229 sorties. Only 15% of the aircraft launched on combat missions failed to reach their target:

  Aircraft failing to attack
  Weather 291
  Mechanical 663
  Enemy Action 31
  Reason unknown 241
  TOTAL 1228

Aircraft marked "HARVARD" were part of the 447th's original inventory, assigned to the group before embarkation for England. 

B-17E/F
One E-model and several F-model B-17s appear in the 447th's inventory.  The F-models were modified Pathfinder (H2-X) aircraft from the 482nd Bomb Group, temporarily assigned to the 447th and flown by 447th officers, or supplemental aircraft temporarily on loan from other groups to make up for shortages in the 447th's inventory. 

Model-Mfg Ser. AAF
S/N		 NAMES SQ Call Sign DELIVERED
To USAAF		 ASSN
447th		 NOTES Disp Date
B-17E-BO 41 9085 L'IL BUTCH     4/7/1942 prior to 
2/24/44		 Assgn 303BG; tran 97BG, Polebrook 09/42; tran 92BG Bovingdon 09/42; desgnated for salvage at Honington in early 1944; acguired by the 447th as scrap metal and used for testing engines and personnel transport (G. Hillery); sal in England 7/26/45. According to Baugher, the 1st USAAF B-17 to arrive in UK, 7/1/42; (B&P, NAD, AAFSN); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile: 41-9085 07/26/45
SAL
B-17F-70-DL 42 3485   711 D  7/11/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 08/43 (H2-X); flew with 447th (711BS) in June 1944 (not PFF); reassigned to 482nd for APHRODITE conversion, salvaged - non-battle damage in May 1945 (B&P, FFS, I)  TRAN
B-17F-70-DL 42 3487   709 E  7/10/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 08/43 (H2-X); flew with 447th in June 1944; sal 06/24/44 (B&P, I)  06/24/44
SAL
B-17F-35-VE 42 5909    709   4/28/43 N/A Assgn 482BG 06/43 (H2-X); FTR Frankfurt, flak, cr Frankfurt w/ Sheppard, 10KIA 1 POW (B&P); see Aircraft Gallery 1  02/04/44
MACR 2511
B-17F-100-BO 42 30301 IDIOT'S DELIGHT 710   5/11/43 N/A Assgn 94BG; on loan to 447th; FTR St-Jean d'Angely 6/19/44 w/Milton; flak, ditched Channel; 9KIA 1POW (B&P, FFS, NAD, I)  06/19/44 MACR 5901
                   
                   

B-17G

Model-Mfg Ser. AAF
S/N		 NAMES SQ Call Sign DELIVERED
To USAAF		 ASSN
447th		 NOTES Disp Date
B-17G-1-BO 42 31082    710    9/20/1943 11/25/43 710SQ;  HARVARD FTR Brunswick 1/11/44 w/ Hickey; e/a. cr Diepholz, Ger; 2 KIA 8POW (B&P, FFS) 01/11/44
MACR 2512
B-17G-1-BO 42 31088 HEAVEN CAN WAIT   711 P  9/20/1943 11/19/43 HARVARD B/d, sal 4/13/44 (B&P, FFS, OLB, I); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/13/44
SAL
B-17G-1-BO 42 31092 BUTCH II   A   9/20/1943 11/20/43 HARVARD ; sal 4/20/45  (B&P, FFS, NAD); see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/20/45
SAL
B-17G-1-BO 42 31095 THE GROUND POUNDER 708 F  9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ  HARVARD ; b/d Berlin 04/29/44, repaired; FTR  (B&P, FFS) ; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 11/29/44
UNKNOWN
B-17G-1-BO 42 31096 THE SQUIRMING SQUAW 711    9/20/1943 ?/44 711SQ;  HARVARD FTR Bruinswick 2/10/44 w/Jellison; e/a, cr Evaenkamp?; 10 POW 02/10/44
MACR 2534
B-17G-1-BO 42 31100 THE GIMP 709 B 9/20/1943 11/25/43 709SQ;  HARVARD b/d Dollbergen, c/l base 1/1/45; see Aircraft Gallery 1 ; Profile 01/01/45
SAL
B-17G-1-BO 42 31104    708 G 9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  HARVARD b/d Nantes 6/7/44, sal. 06/07/44
SAL
B-17G-1-BO 42 31107   708   9/20/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  HARVARD FTR Brunswick 1/11/44 w/ Jarrell; e/a, cr Hildersheim, Ger; 8KIA 2POW 01/11/44
MACR 2513
B-17G-1-BO 42 31108 THE DEVIL'S MATE 709   9/20/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  HARVARD FTR Frankfurt 1/29/44 w/Allen; e/a, cr 20 miles SSE of Koblenz, Ger; 10KIA; Profile 01/29/44
MACR 2879
B-17G-1-BO 42 31112 PAPER DOLL  710   9/21/1943 11/30/43 710SQ; HARVARD   FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/3/44 w/Graham; mid air coll, cr Wesermunde; 10KIA; Photo in One Lucky Bastard, p. 141 03/03/44
MACR 2887
B-17G-1-BO 42 31124   711   9/23/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  HARVARD FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Davidson; e/a, cr Eickendorf, Ger; 1KIA 9POW (OLB) 04/29/44
MACR 4246
B-17G-1-BO 42 31125 NO REGRETS, ROUGHOUSE
 711   9/23/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  HARVARD FTR Cognac 12/31/43 w/Moore; flak, cr Congnac, FR; 1EVD 3KIA 6POW (B&P, FFS, I) 12/31/43
MACR 1769
B-17G-1-BO 42 31127   708  P 9/22/1943 ?/44 HARVARD ; sal b/d Liege 5/20/44 05/20/44
SAL
B-17G-1-BO 42 31128 MOHAWK 709   9/23/1943 ?/44 HARVARD ; FTR Merseberg 7/20/44 w/Miller; flak, cr Teutleben, Ger; 3KIA 6POW (B&P, FFS, I) 07/20/44
MACR
7547
B-17G-5-BO 42 31144 ROWDY REBEL,
MISS AMERICA		 710 A 9/25/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  HARVARD FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Hughes; e/a, cr Destedt, Ger?; 9KIA 1POW; see Aircraft Gallery 1 04/29/44
MACR 4247
B-17G-5-BO 42 31145 HI JINX 708 E 9/25/1943 ?/44 708SQ; HARVARD   FTR Evreux 2/6/44 w/Reed; flak, cr Wissous, France; 4KIA 6POW; Profile 02/06/44
MACR 2353
B-17G-5-BO 42 31146   708   9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  HARVARD FTR Brunswick 1/30/44 w/Putnam; mech fault, cr Gladbach, Ger; 2KIA 8POW 01/30/44
MACR 2277
B-17G-5-BO 42 31148 MORNING STAR 710   9/25/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  HARVARD FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/3/44 w/Ralston; mech Fault, ditched North Sea; 7KIA 3RTD 03/03/44
MACR 4436
B-17G-5-BO 42 31154 SHACK HAPPY 708 O  9/25/1943 11/19/43 708SQ;  HARVARD FTR Merseburg 11/25/44 w/Wiggin; flak, cr Merseburg; 7KIA 2POW 11/25/44
MACR 10755
B-17G-5-BO 42 31155   711   9/25/1943 11/18/43 HARVARD ; b/d Berlin 3/9/44, Sal 03/09/44
SAL
B-17G-5-BO 42 31156 BIG STOOP  709 L  9/25/1943 11/19/43 HARVARD FTR Arnimswalde 4/11/44 w/Pauling; flak, cr Bornholm Is, Den; 6EVD 4POW; Photo in One Lucky Bastard, p. 209; Profile in the Library; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 04/11/44
MACR 3824
B-17G-5-BO 42 31157 RED ASS, RED DONKEY 709   9/25/1943 11/23/43 709SQ; HARVARD   FTR Calais (Noball) 2/13/44 w/McDonald; flak, cr Fraincourt, Fr; 10POW 02/13/44
MACR 2533
B-17G-5-BO 42 31160 MICKEY 710   9/26/1943 11/25/43 710SQ; HARVARD   FTR Calais (Noball) 2/13/44 w/Kayfun; flak, cr Channel; 9KIA 1POW 02/13/44
MACR 2532
B-17G-5-BO 42 31161 SPARE PARTS 711   9/25/1943 11/25/43 711SQ; HARVARD   FTR Berlin 4/29/44 w/Peper; e/a, c/l Madgeburg; 10POW 04/29/44
MACR 4248
B-17G-5-BO 42 31165   708   9/27/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  HARVARD FTR Berlin (Recall) 3/4/44 w/Geyer; flak, cr St Pierre, Bel; 1EVD 9POW 03/04/44
MACR 2888
B-17G-5-BO 42 31167   710   9/27/1943 11/21/43 710SQ;  HARVARD FTR Brunswick 2/10/44 w/Finfinger; e/a. cr Barver, Ger; 5KIA 5POW 02/10/44
MACR 2535
B-17G-5-BO 42 31168       9/27/1943 11/21/43 HARVARD RetUS 6/28/45; RFC Kingman 12/8/45 12/08/45
RFC
B-17G-5-BO 42 31169 HEY MABEL 710 N  9/28/1943 11/23/43 710SQ;  HARVARD c/l 3/9/44 at Honington, sal 03/10/44
SAL
B-17G-5-BO 42 31172   709   9/27/1943 11/24/43 709SQ; HARVARD Two missions with 447th (P.W. Johnson), then transferred to 306BG TRAN
B-17G-5-BO 42 31173 MAID TO PLEASE 710   9/27/1943 11/24/43 711SQ;  HARVARD FTR Ludwigshaven 12/30/43 w/Shrero; e/a, cr Beauvais, Fr; 1EVD 4KIA 5POW 12/30/43
MACR 1770
B-17G-5-BO 42 31184 OLD CROW
HANGOVER		 711 E 9/29/1943 11/24/44 711SQ; HARVARD   FTR Augsburg 4/13/44 w/Kruezer; flak, cr Cieben, Switz; 10 INT 04/13/44
MACR 4295
B-17G-5-BO 42 31185 GLAMOUR GAL,
SATCHEL LASS		 708 M 9/29/1943 11/21/43 708SQ;  HARVARD c/l 9/4/44; sal (*at least 2 references to this aircraft in service after 9/4/44); Profile in the Library; see Aircraft Gallery 1; Profile 09/04/44
SAL
B-17G-5-BO 42 31186   709   9/29/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  HARVARD FTR Calais 2/28/44 w/Harris; flak, cr Hiricourt, Fr; 1EVD 9POW 02/28/44
MACR 2889
B-17G-5-BO 42 31188 DEAD MAN'S HAND 709  M 9/29/1943 11/21/43 709SQ;  HARVARD FTR Pirna 4/19/45 w/Glazner; jet e/a, cr Dresden; 1KIA 9POW; Photo inOne Lucky Bastard, p. 70  04/19/45
MACR 14180
 Prelim MACR
B-17G-5-BO 42 31191   710 O 9/29/1943 11/25/43 710SQ;  HARVARD FTR Bordeaux 3/27/44 w/Gaskell; e/a, cr Marignac, Fr; 2EVD 8POW 03/27/44
MACR 3546
B-17G-5-BO 42 31204   711   10/1/1943 11/19/43 711SQ;  HARVARD FTR Brunswick 2/28/44 w/Foutt; flak, cr Croisette, Fr; 7KIA 3POW 02/28/44
MACR 2890
B-17G-5-BO 42 31206 JOURNEY'S END  709
711		 M
B		 10/1/1943 11/18/43 709SQ;  HARVARD RetUS 7/4/45; RFC Kingman 11/26/45; Photo in Operation CAPTION (C34-4); name confirmed in combat diary of Richard Pitt, Jr. (B&P, FFS); see Aircraft Gallery 1 11/26/45
RFC
B-17G-5-BO 42 31207   708   10/1/1943 11/19/43 HARVARD ; b/d Berlin 3/6/44; sal 3/7/44 03/06/44
SAL
B-17G-5-BO 42 31208   709 Q