43-38274 | American Air Museum

43-38274 Gallopin’ Gremlin

Delivered Cheyenne 15/7/44; Kearney 25/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-M] Framlingham 10/8/44; Missing in Action Zellhausen 24/12/44 with Bob Fackelman, LeRoy Schwab, Herb Burger, Irving Gutov, Walter Burd (5 Killed in Action); Gene Weishan, Bob Clark, Jim Carter, Harry Samsel (4 Prisoner of War); flak hit, spun down and exploded, crashed Weisbaden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11117. GALLOPIN’ GREMLIN.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter L Burd

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32768530
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Herbert F Burger

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15013321
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James A Carter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37728043
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert G Clark

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-717751
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Robert J Fackelman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-823336
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany

24 December 1944

Revisions

Date29 Mar 2023 21:12:05

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Capitalized the A/C nickname.

Date11 Dec 2020 17:21:58

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:26

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database