42-107047 The Doodle Bug
Object Number - UPL 19341 - Flying Fortress B-17G 42-107047 'The DoodleBug' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 17/3/44; with R.V. Mercer force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44 with engine failure; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with H. Palmer; force landed Charleroi, Bel; 97m, repaired & ret; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. THE DOODLE BUG.
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Units served with
- 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: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37495234
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693852
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082504 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 18 April 1945
- Date: 17 April 1945
- Date: 1 February 1945
- Date: 23 January 1945
- Date: 10 January 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Horham Airfield, UK | 17 March 1944 | |
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Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 25 December 1944 | Force landed Framlingham AFB with engine failure 25/12/44. Pilot Lt R V Mercer. |
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Other Combat damaged |
Berlin, Germany | 3 February 1945 | Battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45. Pilot Lt H Palmer. |
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Other Returned Stateside |
Bradley Army Air Field, Connecticut | 26 June 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley Field 26/6/45. |
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Crashed |
Charleroi, Belgium | Force landed Charleroi, Belgium. | |
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Delivered |
Tulsa, OK |
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