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42-102936

Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/44; Kearney 16/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 30/5/44; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-P] Framlingham 1/6/44; detailed Brest, Fr. 26/8/44 with Paul Bellamy, Co-pilot: Jim Graba, Bombardier: Joe Lee, Radio Operator: Irvin Casey, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hunter (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ray Klausing, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Walsh, Waist gunner: Louis Conser,Tail gunner: Rich McAteer (4 Returned to Duty); mid air coll with 42-97182; crashed Weston, near Stevenage, Herts., UK. The wreckage also killed two civilians; Salvaged 27/8/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Paul H Bellamy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-761853
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Irvin W Casey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 38468784
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Gunner

Louis T Conser

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Theodore Fluke

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13144874
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/Job: Radio Operator

James J Graba

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'

Podington

Site type: Airfield

Aircraft

42-97182

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Cheyenne, WY	20 April 1944
Assigned	Framlingham Airfield, UK	1 June 1944	390BG 569BS
Crashed	Weston, UK	26 August 1944

Revisions

Date16 Nov 2020 22:30:17

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesChanges to production block number, manufacturer, markings and events

Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Personal Collection

Date22 Dec 2016 10:13:23

ContributorLucy May

ChangesChanges to events, aircraft associations, unit associations and person associations

Sources

Added connections from information in biography field.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:13

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log