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43-38976 She's A Honey

media-39939.jpeg UPL 39939 Fred Kuhl, pilot of “She’s a Honey”

Photo from Robert Riley, Grandson of Fred Tate , his Navigator.

Object Number - UPL 39939 - Fred Kuhl, pilot of “She’s a Honey”

Delivered Hunter 27/10/44; Grenier 21/11/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 27/11/44; transferred 364BS/305BG [WF-J] Chelveston 28/11/44; 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood 9/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46. SHE’S A HONEY.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

364th Bomb Squadron

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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

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

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

George C Kuhl

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-827680
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Virgil Law

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-206348
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Nicholas Paradiso

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
Role/Job: Ball turret gunner

Fred H Tate

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 02066199
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Grenier Army Airfield

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Manchester Airport, New Hampshire

Hunter Army Airfield

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Savannah Army Air Base

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Group at Snetterton Heath. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'BX dispersals Snetterton.'

Snetterton Heath

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Station 138

Aircraft

43-38976

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: She's A Honey
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date8 Feb 2024 22:00:43

Contributorphil marchese

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See description as "NMF" which is correct for block cited here.

Date22 Sep 2023 16:21:45

Contributoracbernstein1

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraf…

Date25 Aug 2021 14:17:37

Contributorrtriley

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My grandfather was the navigator on this aircraft and left behind numerous letters and pictures .

Date7 Sep 2019 09:28:34

ContributorRayWells

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Update to connections

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:35

ContributorAAM

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 39939 - Fred Kuhl, pilot of “She’s a Honey”

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