42-107173
Delivered Tulsa 15/3/44; Kearney 24/3/44; MacDill 28/3/44; Dow FD 4/4/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham 8/4/44; received battle damaged at Liege (9m) with Leon Otten, Co-pilot: Karl Truesdell (95BG), Navigator: Addison Powell, Bombardier: Jonas Harper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Lowther, Radio Operator: Wallace Oppel, Ball turret gunner: John Ditrapani, Waist gunner: John Zukauskas, Waist gunner: Ray Schilling,Tail gunner: John Ward; on return crash landed on base into radar building 12/5/44, (10 Returned to Duty) Salvaged 20/5/44. LAMZY DIVY.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18216616
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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![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