42-29670 | American Air Museum

42-29670 Thundermug

Delivered Cheyenne 31/1/43; Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 15/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG Earls Colne 22/4/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-K] Grafton Underwood 16/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with Kelmer Hall, Co-pilot: Bradley Summer, Navigator: Jim Crary, Bombardier: Herbert Schindler, Radio Operator: Ed Keithly, Ball turret gunner: Larry Randeau, Waist gunner: Max Veber, Tail gunner: George McCulley (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Harland, Waist gunner: Colgate H.J Dean (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Uetersen, 15 miles NW of Hamburg, Ger. No MACR. THUNDERMUG.

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Units served with

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.

333rd 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

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

James David Crary

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-728348
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Holgate Joseph Dean

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11055383
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Kelmer James Hall

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-728648
Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Kenneth Watkins Harland

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13033323
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Edward H Keathley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Aerial photograph of Earls Colne airfield, looking south west, Earls Colne village is bottom right, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC186. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Earls Colne

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

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 76

Date: 25 July 1943

Revisions

Date10 Nov 2023 22:28:43

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date10 May 2023 01:24:02

Contributoracbernstein1

Changes

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

Date10 May 2023 01:22:05

Contributoracbernstein1

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:23

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

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