42-3259 Snafu : Alabama Whirlwind
Caption Roger Freeman's book "The Mighty Eighth - War Paint & Heraldry":
"SNAFU, an early combat B-17F of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, photographed during May 1943, displays typical Fortress markings prior to the introduction of the Group device. Squadron code letters are in the standard position forward of the cocarde and the call-letter is aft of the waist gun position, all in Sky S shade. The cocarde star has been dulled and the olive drab had yet to fade, the aircraft being not two months off the production line." Roger Freeman Collection
Info courtesy of 8th af historical society facebook group.
Delivered Denver 13/4/43; Cheyenne 16/4/43; Dow Fd 30/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-D] SNAFU Earls Colne 10/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-N] Grafton Underwood 16/7/43; 545BS [JD-T]; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 31/12/43; Shipdam Afd 1/3/44; Cheddington 14/3/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 5/8/44; Recl Comp 3/1/46. ALABAMA WHIRLWIND.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728536
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-669278
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Marsworth
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 25 February 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 21 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
13 April 1943 - 16 April 1943 | For modification | |
Delivered |
16 April 1943 - 30 April 1943 | For modification | |
Delivered |
30 April 1943 - 10 May 1943 | For move to England | |
Assigned |
10 May 1943 - 13 June 1943 | 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron | |
Transferred |
13 June 1943 - 16 July 1943 | Rougham, Station 468 | |
Transferred |
16 July 1943 - 31 December 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron, 545th Bomb Squadron | |
Transferred |
31 December 1943 - 1 March 1944 | 2nd Advance Air Depot (2 SAD) | |
Transferred |
1 March 1944 - 14 March 1944 | 44th Bombardment Group | |
Transferred |
14 March 1944 - 5 August 1944 | 44th Bomb Group | |
Other Returned |
5 August 1944 - 3 January 1946 | Tinker Army Airfield. | |
Transferred |
3 January 1946 - 3 January 1946 | Reclamation Finance Center. Sold for scrap |
Revisions
Aircraft details added from 8th airforce historical society facebook group.
"B-17 Flying Fortress Story" - Roger Freeman
"The 25th BG (Rcn) in World War II" - Norman Malayney - page 279