44-6464 IW-H Prop Wash (AKA Hare's Breath)

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Serial No: 44-6464
Model: B-17G-50-DL
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, CA
Delivered: 08/15/1944
Assigned: 09/23/1944
Lost: 03/04/1945
Mission Lost: Chemnitz (#221)
How Lost: Abandoned by Crew
Notes: Abandoned and crashed near Bitteswell, Leics.

The crew bailed out prior to crossing the English Channel for formation assembly after the No. 1 engine caught fire and could not be extinguished.  No injuries other than sprained ankles.

Recorded Missions

#DateMissionCrew
109/25/1944 Frankfurt (#147) Wilber C. Bright Crew #1
209/26/1944 Osnabruck (#148) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
309/28/1944 Magdeburg (#150) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
409/30/1944 Munster (#151) Walter L. Morton Crew #1
510/03/1944 Nurnburg (#152) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
610/06/1944 Stargard (#153) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
710/07/1944 Politz (#154) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
810/14/1944 Cologne (#155) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
910/17/1944 Cologne (#157) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1010/19/1944 Mannheim (#158) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1110/25/1944 Hamburg (#160) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1210/26/1944 Bielfeld (#161) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1310/28/1944 Munster (#162) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1410/30/1944 Munster (#163) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1511/05/1944 Frankfurt (#166) Glenn H. St. Aubyn Crew #1
1611/08/1944 Merseburg (#168) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1711/09/1944 Metz (#169) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
1811/16/1944 Eschweiler (#170) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
1911/21/1944 Merseburg (#171) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
2011/25/1944 Merseburg (#172) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
2111/29/1944 Misburg (#174) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
2211/30/1944 Bohlen (#175) Myron L. King Crew #1
2312/04/1944 Kassel (#176) Charles W. Utter Crew #1
2412/05/1944 Berlin (#177) Charles W. Utter Crew #1
2512/06/1944 Merseburg (#178) Wylie K. White Crew #1
2612/11/1944 Frankfurt (#179) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
2712/12/1944 Merseburg (#180) Paul F. Wittman Crew #1
2812/19/1944 Schleiden/Koblenz (#182) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
2912/24/1944 Koblenz (#183) Myron L. King Crew #1
3012/27/1944 Gerolstein (#184) John E. Fondren Crew #1
3112/31/1944 Krefeld (#188) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
3201/01/1945 Kassel (#189) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
3301/03/1945 Hermulheim (#190) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
3401/21/1945 Aschaffenburg (#198) Richard B. Richardson Crew #1
3502/28/1945 Soest (#218) Thomas E. Salisbury Crew #1
3603/02/1945 Chemnitz (#220) Herbert W. James Crew #1
3703/04/1945 Schwabmunchen (#222) Edward O. Reinhard Crew #1