42-30184 Muggs

Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Dow Fd 9/6/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 10/6/43; detailed mission to Trondheim 24/7/43 with Curtis Biddick, rest unknown; crash landed at RAF Fraserburgh, Scotland, on return; Salvaged 5/8/44."MUGGS."

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Curtis Biddick
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729797
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675160
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot

Places

Revisions

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Added associations to the 418th BS & 100th BG as listed in the A/C description.

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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCEhttps://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-90-bo-42-30132-4…

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log