42-30066 Mugwump, Rum Boogie II

media-19911.jpeg 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' "

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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People

Richard Snyder
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-060803
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17076516
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

Assigned

Joint Base Andrews, MD, USA 2 June 1943 Assigned 413th BS, 96th BG Andrews Field 2/6/43.

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Transferred

Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk IP21, UK 9 June 1943 Transferred 418BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43

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.

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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Le Mans, France 29 June 1943 Target Le Mans. 29-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew.

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La Pallice, 17000 La Rochelle, France 4 July 1943 Target La Pallice. 4-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew.

Other

Operational Mission

Le Bourget, France 10 July 1943 Target Le Bourget. 10-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew.

Other

Operational Mission

Hamburg, Germany 17 July 1943 Target Hamburg. 17-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew.

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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.

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.

Manufactured

San Diego, CA, USA Built by Boeing.

Other

Transferred

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK Transferred to Radio Counter Measures work with 803rd BS.

Other

Transferred

Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK As war weary B-17F transferred to Aphrodite project.

Other

Salvaged / Repaired

Algiers, Algeria Salvaged / Repaired and returned to UK. Re-assigned to 96th BG at Snetterton Heath and renamed 'Rum Boogie II'.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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