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41-24434 The Mudhen

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Mudhen". Image by Robert Astrella 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '15 Photo Sqdn/ MTO. Mount Farm.'

media-394881.jpg FRE 7550 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Mudhen". Image by Robert Astrella 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '15 Photo Sqdn/ MTO. Mount Farm.'

Assigned to 15PRS, 3PRG, 15AF. Roger Freeman Collection

Roger Freeman Photo.

Object Number - FRE 7550 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Mudhen". Image by Robert Astrella 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide...

Delivered Middleton AD 9/7/42; Bolling 28/7/42; Westover 3/10/42; Assigned 15PRS/3PRG Membury, Wilt. 7/9/42; Steeple Morden, UK 27/12/42; transferred 12AF La Senia, Alg. 6/12/42; Algiers 25/12/42; Le Kroub, Alg. 5/6/43; La Marsa, Tun. 28/6/43; Returned to the USA Homestead 14/7/43; Tinker 6/8/43; Ret Bari 28/12/43; Ret US; Civil Reg N60475; to Bolivia CB-79, CP-579; crashed 29/12/58 and destroyed.

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Units served with

3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Group

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

Places

Membury

Site type: Airfield

Mount Farm

Site type: Airfield

Steeple Morden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Middleton Field (GZH), Evergreen, AL 36401, USA	9 July 1942	Delivered Middleton AD 9-Jul-42.
Assigned	Membury, Axminster EX13 7AF, UK	7 September 1942	Assigned 15PRS, 3PRG 7-Sep-42.
Assigned	SENIA, Tiaret, Algeria	6 December 1942	Transferred 12AF La Senia, Alg. 6-Dec-42.
Other Returned Zone Interior	360 Coral Sea Blvd, Homestead Afb, FL 33039, USA	14 July 1943	Returned to the USA Homestead 14-Jul-43.
Crashed	Bolivia	29 December 1958	Crashed 29-Dec-58.
Manufactured	Seattle, WA, USA		Built at Boeing.