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44-6146 IY-R/IN-R Little Cheezer
"Little Cheezer"
# 44-6146
Originally assigned to the 615th Squadron as IY-R, this aircraft was reassigned in early 1945 to the 613th Squadron as IN-R.
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Serial No:
44-6146
Model:
B-17G-45-DL
Manufacturer:
Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, CA
Delivered:
05/14/1944
Assigned:
06/10/1944
Lost:
06/07/1945
Mission Lost:
N/A
How Lost:
Returned to the USA
Notes:
5 November 1944 - Lost the hydraulic system and the No. 1 and No 2 engines from flak, and force-landed at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. Repairs to the aircraft took about one month before it returned to service.
Recorded Missions
#
Date
Mission
Crew
1
06/12/1944
Vitry-en-Artois (#89)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
2
06/14/1944
Le Bourget (#90)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
3
06/18/1944
Hamburg (#92)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
4
06/19/1944
Bordeaux (#93)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
5
06/20/1944
Hamburg (#94)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
6
06/21/1944
Berlin (#96)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
7
06/23/1944
Fienvilliers (#98)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
8
06/25/1944
Montbartier (#100)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
9
07/12/1944
Munich (#108)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
10
07/16/1944
Munich (#110)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
11
07/18/1944
Peenemunde (#111)
Joseph E. Ferdyn Crew #1
12
07/19/1944
Augsburg (#112)
Milton R. Wingard Crew #1
13
07/24/1944
Saint-Lo (#115)
Herbert V. Dow Crew #1
14
07/25/1944
Saint-Lo (#116)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
15
07/28/1944
Merseburg (#117)
Robert O. Duckworth Crew #1
16
07/29/1944
Merseburg (#118)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
17
07/31/1944
Munich (#119)
William H. McIlraith Crew #1
18
08/01/1944
Chartres (#120)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
19
08/03/1944
Strasbourg (#121)
Joseph E. Ferdyn Crew #1
20
08/04/1944
Anklam (#122)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
21
08/05/1944
Nienburg (#123)
Elmer C. Gillespie Crew #1
22
08/06/1944
Genshagen (#124)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
23
08/08/1944
Hautmensil (#125)
Herbert L. Oas Jr. Crew #1
24
08/09/1944
Luxembourg (#126)
Louise A. Mitchell Crew #1
25
08/13/1944
Elbeuf (#128)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
26
08/14/1944
Haggenau (#129)
William M. Heenan Crew #1
27
08/16/1944
Schkenditz (#130)
William F. Grimm Crew #1
28
08/18/1944
Yvoir (#131)
William F. Grimm Crew #1
29
08/24/1944
Weimar (#132)
Albert L. Hanson Crew #1
30
08/26/1944
Terte/La Louvierre (#135)
Milton R. Wingard Crew #1
31
08/27/1944
Berlin (Recall) (#136)
Bodo C. Konze Crew #1
32
08/30/1944
Coubronne (#137)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
33
09/05/1944
Ludwigshaven (#139)
George W. Sombart Crew #1
34
09/09/1944
Mannheim (#140)
Edward H. Daves Crew #1
35
09/10/1944
Gaggenau (#141)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
36
09/11/1944
Merseburg (#142)
Charles W. Stegemann Crew #1
37
09/13/1944
Merseburg (#143)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
38
09/17/1944
Groesbeck (#144)
Edward H. Daves Crew #1
39
09/19/1944
Hamm (#145)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
40
09/22/1944
Kassel (#146)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
41
09/25/1944
Frankfurt (#147)
William F. Grimm Crew #1
42
09/26/1944
Osnabruck (#148)
Laurel A. Turk Crew #1
43
09/28/1944
Magdeburg (#150)
Herbert L. Oas Jr. Crew #1
44
09/30/1944
Munster (#151)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
45
10/03/1944
Nurnburg (#152)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
46
10/07/1944
Politz (#154)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
47
10/15/1944
Cologne (#156)
Frederick N. Maire Crew #1
48
10/19/1944
Mannheim (#158)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
49
10/22/1944
Hanover (#159)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
50
10/25/1944
Hamburg (#160)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
51
10/26/1944
Bielfeld (#161)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
52
10/30/1944
Munster (#163)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
53
11/05/1944
Frankfurt (#166)
Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
54
12/04/1944
Kassel (#176)
Robert E. Jordan Crew #1
55
12/06/1944
Merseburg (#178)
Art R. Seder Crew #1
56
12/19/1944
Schleiden/Koblenz (#182)
John D. Gerber Crew #1
57
12/24/1944
Koblenz (#183)
John D. Gerber Crew #1
58
01/21/1945
Aschaffenburg (#198)
Robert M. Deen Crew #1
59
02/06/1945
Giessen (#204)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
60
02/09/1945
Lutzkendorf (#205)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
61
02/10/1945
Dulmen (#206)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
62
02/15/1945
Dresden (#208)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
63
02/21/1945
Nurnburg (#211)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
64
02/22/1945
Ludwigslust (#212)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
65
02/23/1945
Ottingen (#213)
Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
66
02/26/1945
Berlin (#216)
George K. Cracraft Jr. Crew #1
67
02/27/1945
Leipzig (#217)
Robert S. Jones Jr. Crew #1
68
03/02/1945
Chemnitz (#220)
Samuel R. Smith Crew #1
69
03/03/1945
Chemnitz (#221)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
70
03/04/1945
Schwabmunchen (#222)
Jacob 'Jack' N. Shepherd Jr. Crew #1
71
03/08/1945
Essen (#224)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
72
03/10/1945
Hagen (#225)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
73
03/11/1945
Bremen (#226)
James H. May Crew #1
74
03/14/1945
Lohne (#228)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
75
03/15/1945
Zossen (Berlin) (#229)
George K. Cracraft Jr. Crew #1
76
03/18/1945
Berlin (#231)
Jacob 'Jack' N. Shepherd Jr. Crew #1
77
03/19/1945
Plauen (#232)
Melvin H. Sorensen Crew #1
78
03/21/1945
Hopsten (#233)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
79
03/24/1945
Rheine (#236)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
80
03/30/1945
Bremen (#239)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
81
04/04/1945
Unterluss (#241)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
82
04/07/1945
Luneburg (#243)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
83
04/08/1945
Halberstadt (#244)
Wilburn H. Ford Crew #1
84
04/09/1945
Furstenfeldbruck (#245)
Charles B. Young Crew #1
85
04/11/1945
Freihan (#247)
Joseph B. Tripi Crew #1
86
04/15/1945
Royan (#249)
Joseph B. Tripi Crew #1
87
04/17/1945
Dresden (#251)
Harry A. Warthen Crew #1
88
04/20/1945
Brandenburg (#254)
Charles B. Young Crew #1