| No. 44-8393, a B-17G-60-VE, was assigned to the 447th Bob Group on October 10, 1944. It was equipped with H2X radar from the time of its delivery to the 447th, and flew in the squadron lead position on 31 missions with all four squadrons. |
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44-8393 Y, photographed at bombs-away by
John Kirkwood (Mustaleski crew) onthe April 8 mission to Plauen |
| More photos below |
| Combat Missions |
| No. |
DATE |
TARGET |
PILOT |
| 1 |
11/21/1944 |
KOBLENZ |
Tietjen |
| 2 |
12/10/1944 |
KOBLENZ |
Wiegerink |
| 3 |
12/12/1944 |
DORMSTADT |
Wiegerink |
| 4 |
12/18/1944 |
MAINZ |
Tietjen |
| 5 |
12/24/1944 |
BABENHAUSEN |
Moore |
| 6 |
12/28/1944 |
KOBLENZ |
Tietjen |
| 7 |
12/31/1944 |
COGNAC |
Harmon |
| 8 |
1/3/1945 |
KOBLENZ |
Tietjen |
| 9 |
1/5/1945 |
WAXWEILER |
Henningsen |
| 10 |
1/6/1945 |
WORMS |
Tietjen |
| 11 |
1/7/1945 |
PADERBORN-COLOGNE |
Henningsen |
| 12 |
1/14/1945 |
MADGEBURG |
Old |
| 13 |
1/15/1945 |
AUGSBURG |
Moore |
| 14 |
1/16/1945 |
DESSAU |
Old |
| 15 |
1/21/1945 |
MANNHEIM |
Mitchell |
| 16 |
2/3/1945 |
BERLIN |
Harmon |
| 17 |
2/7/1945 |
CHEMNITZ |
Old |
| 18 |
2/14/1945 |
WESEL |
Tietjen |
| 19 |
2/18/1945 |
WESEL |
Harmon |
| 20 |
2/23/1945 |
CRAILSHEIM |
Hatfield |
| 21 |
3/2/1945 |
DRESDEN |
Henningsen |
| 22 |
3/3/1945 |
BRUNSWICK |
Lubinsky |
| 23 |
3/7/1945 |
DATTELN |
Lubinsky |
| 24 |
3/20/1945 |
HAMBURG |
Stanley |
| 25 |
3/21/1945 |
WITTMUNDHAFEN |
Nagle |
| 26 |
3/22/1945 |
HELBERT AREA |
Brill |
| 27 |
3/28/1945 |
HANOVER |
Gillespie |
| 28 |
4/4/1945 |
KIEL |
McClanahan |
| 29 |
4/7/1945 |
SCHWERIN |
Neal |
| 30 |
4/8/1945 |
PLAUEN |
Mayhew |
| 31 |
4/9/1945 |
NEWBURG A/F |
Brill |
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It returned to the US on October 15, 1945, and was sold for scrap at Walnut Ridge on January 29, 1946.
Model of 44-8393, built by John Kirkwood
see Tribute Models of the 447th
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