42-30066 Mugwump, Rum Boogie II
"42-30066 'Rum Boogie II' aka 'Mugwump' "
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 19911 - B-17F-85-BO 42-30066 Mugwump and Lt Walter L Moreno's crew. 418th BS, 100th BG 8AF. "42-30066 'Rum Boogie II' aka 'Mugwump' "
Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Gore 14/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-X] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; RUM BOOGIE II; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; as war weary F transferred from RCM 803BS to Aphrodite project Knettishall, UK. Missing in Action Heligoland 30/10/44 with Lts G. Barnes & R. McCauley; apparently 'Mother' lost contact, A/C went out of control and crashed Trollhättan, Sweden, the crater still exists. MUGWUMP.
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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: 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: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753181
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
![A bomber crew of the 100th Bomb Group plan a route under the engines of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp] and '280033.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg' Associated Press Photo shows: Back Row (left to right) ' T/Sgt Ira Bardman,of Greenlane,Penn; S/Sgt Alfred Clark of Dodge ,Mass;S/Sgt M J Casebolt, of Osborne, Ohio; T/Sgt James W Brady of Long Island N.Y](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378754.jpg.webp?itok=ajL2qE-W)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037199 / O-791077
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Cheyenne Modification Center
Missions
- Date: 30 October 1944
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport, Cheyenne Rd, Francis E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, USA | 6 April 1943 | Delivered to USAAF Cheyenne Field 6/4/43. |
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Assigned |
Joint Base Andrews, MD, USA | 2 June 1943 | Assigned 413th BS, 96th BG Andrews Field 2/6/43. |
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Other Transferred |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk IP21, UK | 9 June 1943 | Transferred 418BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43 |
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Other Operational Mission |
Le Mans, France | 26 June 1943 | Target Le Mans, (No credit for mission, planes returned due to weather). 26-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 28 June 1943 | Target Saint-Nazaire (Flak City). 28-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
Le Mans, France | 29 June 1943 | Target Le Mans. 29-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
La Pallice, 17000 La Rochelle, France | 4 July 1943 | Target La Pallice. 4-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
Le Bourget, France | 10 July 1943 | Target Le Bourget. 10-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
Hamburg, Germany | 17 July 1943 | Target Hamburg. 17-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
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Other Operational Mission |
Regensburg, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Regensburg raid flown by Lt Charles Cruikshank [P] and Major John Egan [CP]. Returned to base, North Africa, so badly damaged it was abandoned by the Squadron. |
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Crashed |
Trollhättan, Sweden | 30 October 1944 | Missing in Action target Heligoland 30/10/44. Aphrodite Drone. Command crew Lts G Barnes & R McCauley baled out over UK. Apparently 'Mother' lost contact, A/C went out of control and crashed Trollhättan, Sweden, the crater still exists. |
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Manufactured |
San Diego, CA, USA | Built by Boeing. | |
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Other Transferred |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | Transferred to Radio Counter Measures work with 803rd BS. | |
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Other Transferred |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | As war weary B-17F transferred to Aphrodite project. | |
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Other Salvaged / Repaired |
Algiers, Algeria | Salvaged / Repaired and returned to UK. Re-assigned to 96th BG at Snetterton Heath and renamed 'Rum Boogie II'. |
