42-29755 LITTLE CEASAR, Gremlins Delite, Last Straw
The aircraft was soon transfered to the 381st BG and later returned to the USA.
A partial bailout lead to a MACR involving this B-17F and six of crew taken POW.
This is not the later 96th BG F-100-BO, 42-30370 , which had a more advanced nose configuration.
Note the twin nose guns arrangement here which were common circa March, 1943.
Marchese, Flying Fortress 1936 1945
Object Number - UPL 40659 - LITTLE CEASAR, an overseas original complement of the 96th BG, B-17F-70-BO 42-29755 per FORTLOG. The aircraft was soon transfered to the 381st...
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 11/3/43; Gulfport 28/3/43; Dow Fd 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 20/4/43 LITTLE CAESER, VINI VIDI VICI.
Transferred 533BS/381BG [VP-Y] Ridgewell 14/7/43 GREMLINS DELITE.
Battle damaged with casualties ( POWs), Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 with Bill Butler, Navigator: Larry Potenza, Bombardier: Hayden Brown, Ball turret gunner: Bob Osborne (4 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: John Anderson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kinley Lindsay, Radio Operator: Wayne Maloney, Waist gunner: John Skrapits, Waist gunner: Francis McGinty,Tail gunner: Chas Smith (6 Prisoner of War) MACR attached.
Transfered VIII AFSC 5/4/44.
Returned to the USA Homestead 18/6/44.
Assigned to 4136 BU Tinker 1/9/44; Keesler 10/1/45.
Transfered to Reconstruction Finance Corporation Altus 9/10/45. LAST STRAW.
Reclaimed - (sold for scrap metal).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601038
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34382783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734502
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16099557
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13112336
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner