44-8741 Winged Warrior
Name: Winged Warrior
Model: B-17G
Object Number - UPL 29676 - Number: 44-8741 Name: Winged Warrior Model: B-17G
Delivered Hunter 20/12/44; Dow Fd 29/12/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-M] Horham 5/1/45; with F. Beard force landed Framlingham afb, Sfk. 6/2/45 (first op) 56m, Returned to the USA Bradley 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45. WINGED WARRIORS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17030966 / O-568565
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Top Turret/Engineer / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-137375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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
Missions
- Date: 7 May 1945
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- Date: 6 May 1945
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- Date: 5 May 1945
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- Date: 3 May 1945
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- Date: 2 May 1945
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