43-37703 Tremblin Gremlin II
Left group, front to rear:
B-17G-45-BO #42-97320 "Hot Rock" Code: SU-G
B-17G-70-BO #43-37703 "Tremblin' Gremlin II" Code: SU-P
Right group, front to rear:
B-17G-30-VE #42-97824 no name Code: SU-U
B-17G-55-BO #42-102661 "Big Dog: Code: SU-L
B-17G-95-DL #44-6141 "Sneakin' Deacon" Code: SU-F
B-17G-45-BO #42-97309 "Kathleen - Lady of Victory" JD-C
384th Bomb Group collection
Added association to Irving Brayer. Brayer was photo and communications officer of the 56th Fighter Group, and took this image in June 1944.
Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/44; Kearney 23/5/44; Dow Fd 31/5/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-P] Grafton Underwood 8/6/44; Missing in Action Sterkrade, Ger 22/1/45 with Rod Birder, Ed Clyde, Ezra Dickinson, Bill Bentley, Manuel Biera, Don Dean, Glenn Blanford, Chester McMillan, Bill Cato (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Dusseldorf; Missing Air Crew Report 11764. TREMBLIN' GREMLIN.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19115653 / O-758505
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37479451
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 13 May 1944 | |
Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 8 June 1944 | |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Düsseldorf, Germany | 22 January 1945 - 22 January 1945 | Shot down by flakcrashed Dusseldorf; Missing Air Crew Report 11764 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11764 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database