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

#DateMissionCrew
106/12/1944 Vitry-en-Artois (#89) William M. Heenan Crew #1
206/14/1944 Le Bourget (#90) William M. Heenan Crew #1
306/18/1944 Hamburg (#92) William M. Heenan Crew #1
406/19/1944 Bordeaux (#93) William M. Heenan Crew #1
506/20/1944 Hamburg (#94) William M. Heenan Crew #1
606/21/1944 Berlin (#96) William M. Heenan Crew #1
706/23/1944 Fienvilliers (#98) William M. Heenan Crew #1
806/25/1944 Montbartier (#100) William M. Heenan Crew #1
907/12/1944 Munich (#108) William M. Heenan Crew #1
1007/16/1944 Munich (#110) William M. Heenan Crew #1
1107/18/1944 Peenemunde (#111) Joseph E. Ferdyn Crew #1
1207/19/1944 Augsburg (#112) Milton R. Wingard Crew #1
1307/24/1944 Saint-Lo (#115) Herbert V. Dow Crew #1
1407/25/1944 Saint-Lo (#116) William M. Heenan Crew #1
1507/28/1944 Merseburg (#117) Robert O. Duckworth Crew #1
1607/29/1944 Merseburg (#118) William M. Heenan Crew #1
1707/31/1944 Munich (#119) William H. McIlraith Crew #1
1808/01/1944 Chartres (#120) William M. Heenan Crew #1
1908/03/1944 Strasbourg (#121) Joseph E. Ferdyn Crew #1
2008/04/1944 Anklam (#122) William M. Heenan Crew #1
2108/05/1944 Nienburg (#123) Elmer C. Gillespie Crew #1
2208/06/1944 Genshagen (#124) William M. Heenan Crew #1
2308/08/1944 Hautmensil (#125) Herbert L. Oas Jr. Crew #1
2408/09/1944 Luxembourg (#126) Louise A. Mitchell Crew #1
2508/13/1944 Elbeuf (#128) William M. Heenan Crew #1
2608/14/1944 Haggenau (#129) William M. Heenan Crew #1
2708/16/1944 Schkenditz (#130) William F. Grimm Crew #1
2808/18/1944 Yvoir (#131) William F. Grimm Crew #1
2908/24/1944 Weimar (#132) Albert L. Hanson Crew #1
3008/26/1944 Terte/La Louvierre (#135) Milton R. Wingard Crew #1
3108/27/1944 Berlin (Recall) (#136) Bodo C. Konze Crew #1
3208/30/1944 Coubronne (#137) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
3309/05/1944 Ludwigshaven (#139) George W. Sombart Crew #1
3409/09/1944 Mannheim (#140) Edward H. Daves Crew #1
3509/10/1944 Gaggenau (#141) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
3609/11/1944 Merseburg (#142) Charles W. Stegemann Crew #1
3709/13/1944 Merseburg (#143) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
3809/17/1944 Groesbeck (#144) Edward H. Daves Crew #1
3909/19/1944 Hamm (#145) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4009/22/1944 Kassel (#146) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4109/25/1944 Frankfurt (#147) William F. Grimm Crew #1
4209/26/1944 Osnabruck (#148) Laurel A. Turk Crew #1
4309/28/1944 Magdeburg (#150) Herbert L. Oas Jr. Crew #1
4409/30/1944 Munster (#151) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4510/03/1944 Nurnburg (#152) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4610/07/1944 Politz (#154) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4710/15/1944 Cologne (#156) Frederick N. Maire Crew #1
4810/19/1944 Mannheim (#158) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
4910/22/1944 Hanover (#159) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
5010/25/1944 Hamburg (#160) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
5110/26/1944 Bielfeld (#161) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
5210/30/1944 Munster (#163) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
5311/05/1944 Frankfurt (#166) Louis E. Cooper Crew #1
5412/04/1944 Kassel (#176) Robert E. Jordan Crew #1
5512/06/1944 Merseburg (#178) Art R. Seder Crew #1
5612/19/1944 Schleiden/Koblenz (#182) John D. Gerber Crew #1
5712/24/1944 Koblenz (#183) John D. Gerber Crew #1
5801/21/1945 Aschaffenburg (#198) Robert M. Deen Crew #1
5902/06/1945 Giessen (#204) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6002/09/1945 Lutzkendorf (#205) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6102/10/1945 Dulmen (#206) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6202/15/1945 Dresden (#208) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6302/21/1945 Nurnburg (#211) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6402/22/1945 Ludwigslust (#212) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6502/23/1945 Ottingen (#213) Clifton S. Bennett Crew #1
6602/26/1945 Berlin (#216) George K. Cracraft Jr. Crew #1
6702/27/1945 Leipzig (#217) Robert S. Jones Jr. Crew #1
6803/02/1945 Chemnitz (#220) Samuel R. Smith Crew #1
6903/03/1945 Chemnitz (#221) Charles B. Young Crew #1
7003/04/1945 Schwabmunchen (#222) Jacob 'Jack' N. Shepherd Jr. Crew #1
7103/08/1945 Essen (#224) Charles B. Young Crew #1
7203/10/1945 Hagen (#225) Charles B. Young Crew #1
7303/11/1945 Bremen (#226) James H. May Crew #1
7403/14/1945 Lohne (#228) Charles B. Young Crew #1
7503/15/1945 Zossen (Berlin) (#229) George K. Cracraft Jr. Crew #1
7603/18/1945 Berlin (#231) Jacob 'Jack' N. Shepherd Jr. Crew #1
7703/19/1945 Plauen (#232) Melvin H. Sorensen Crew #1
7803/21/1945 Hopsten (#233) Charles B. Young Crew #1
7903/24/1945 Rheine (#236) Charles B. Young Crew #1
8003/30/1945 Bremen (#239) Charles B. Young Crew #1
8104/04/1945 Unterluss (#241) Charles B. Young Crew #1
8204/07/1945 Luneburg (#243) Charles B. Young Crew #1
8304/08/1945 Halberstadt (#244) Wilburn H. Ford Crew #1
8404/09/1945 Furstenfeldbruck (#245) Charles B. Young Crew #1
8504/11/1945 Freihan (#247) Joseph B. Tripi Crew #1
8604/15/1945 Royan (#249) Joseph B. Tripi Crew #1
8704/17/1945 Dresden (#251) Harry A. Warthen Crew #1
8804/20/1945 Brandenburg (#254) Charles B. Young Crew #1