42-3212
Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-H] Kimbolton 12/7/43; severe battle damaged Kassel 30/7/43 with Milton Wallace, Co-pilot: Bill Thompson, Navigator: Bob Bartley, Bombardier: Bill Castner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elmer Marx, Radio Operator: John Coleman, Ball turret gunner: Rich Lehman, Waist gunner: Calvin Nuss, Waist gunner: Joe Katz,Tail gunner: Tony Fontana (10KIA in fire); on return crash landed Parham House, near Framlingham, Sfk. and burnt out. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 1364.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 30 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1364 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database