41-24578 Problem Child : Old Reliable

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 10434 - A 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-R, serial number 41-24578) taxiis to take off from Chelveston airbase. Passed for...
Assigned 3675BS/305BG [XK-R/F] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-U] Grafton Underwood 7/10/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 15/3/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 21/5/44 (?10/4/44?); Written off 28/11/44. Ref: PROBLEM CHILD). OLD RELIABLE.
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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: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16006483
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33264020
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17054699 / O-684354
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802209
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Air Division 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670612
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)

- Site type: Airfield

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions

- Date: 25 February 1944

- Date: 24 February 1944

- Date: 22 February 1944

- Date: 21 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Presque Isle, ME, USA | 19 October 1942 - 25 October 1943 | 305th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Englaand, UK | 25 October 1942 - 7 October 1943 | Moved to England. 305th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron |
Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 7 October 1943 - 15 March 1944 | 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Burtonwood, England, UK | 15 March 1944 - 21 May 1944 | Base Air Depot (BAD) 1 |
Transferred |
Amerillo, Texas, USA | 21 May 1944 - 28 November 1944 | Returned to USA |
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