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.'

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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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.

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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 1959 Crashed 29-Dec-58.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date29 Sep 2017 09:16:20
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:02
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

41-24434: Gallery (3 items)

A B-25 Mitchell (serial number 42-53357) nicknamed "Miss Nashville" of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24434). Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'B-25 253357, B-17 124434 The Mud Hen. Elliot Roosevelt A/C. Mount Farm 1943.'

Object number: FRE 6371 - A B-25 Mitchell (serial number 42-53357) nicknamed...

A B-25 Mitchell (serial number 42-53357) nicknamed "Miss Nashville" of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24434). Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'B-25 253357, B-17 124434 The Mud Hen. Elliot Roosevelt A/C. Mount Farm 1943.'

Object number: FRE 7548 - A B-25 Mitchell (serial number 42-53357) nicknamed...

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.'

Object number: FRE 7550 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed...