42-32116 Hi Ho Silver

media-23675.jpeg UPL 23675 B-17G, #42-32116, "Hi-Ho Silver" of the 91st BG 323rd SQ at Bassingbourn in 1944. Photo by Lt. Thomas F. Flemming, 91st BG, 323rd BS. Thomas F. Flemming

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Object Number - UPL 23675 - B-17G, #42-32116, "Hi-Ho Silver" of the 91st BG 323rd SQ at Bassingbourn in 1944. Photo by Lt. Thomas F. Flemming, 91st BG, 323rd BS.

Last B-17G-35-BO



Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44;



Presque Is 1/3/44;



323BS/91BG [OR-B] Bassingbourn 16/3/44; 322BS [LG-A] then 401BS [LL-B];



130combat missions



RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 27/5/45.



(Radio-op Bill McGavern donated A-2 jacket to 91BG museum at Bassingbourn).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Thomas F Flemming

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13152196 on enlisting
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert M Hoffmann

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438254
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Henry L Lilley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Engineer
A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hi-Ho Silver" Via Earl Williamson. Handwritten on reverse: 'Standing left to right, Howard Wilson, Alfred Love, Laddie Chartel, Smith, Williamson and Ferrel. Below: Schollmiler, Wilkinson (Pilot), Magner (Co-Pilot), Haber.'

Alfred G Love

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William A McGavern

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Revisions

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/nose_artists/starcer.html

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Amended 323rd Bomb Group to 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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basic B-17 information

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basic information

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-32116: Gallery (7 items)

A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hi-Ho Silver" Via Earl Williamson. Handwritten on reverse: 'Standing left to right, Howard Wilson, Alfred Love, Laddie Chartel, Smith, Williamson and Ferrel. Below: Schollmiler, Wilkinson (Pilot), Magner (Co-Pilot), Haber.'

Object number: FRE 3547 - A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group with their B...

Lieutenant Wyatt of the 91st Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-B, serial number 42-32116) nicknamed "Hi-Ho Silver". Image by Armando J Sinibaldo, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '232116 OR-B LT Wyatt.'

Object number: FRE 5742 - Lieutenant Wyatt of the 91st Bomb Group with a B...

Object number: UPL 23675 - B-17G, #42-32116, "Hi-Ho Silver" of the 91st BG...

Object number: UPL 50959 - Hi Ho Silver nose art (42-32116 OR-B) Bill Pulliam...

Object number: UPL 51095 - Hi Ho Silver (42-32116) 401st BS, 91st BG

Object number: UPL 51726 - B-17 42-32116 'Hi-Ho Silver', 323BS, 91BG with...

Major Edwin D. Ziegler

Object number: UPL 81686 - Major Edwin D. Ziegler, 91st Bomb Group. Retired...