42-30595 Olin's 69ers, Gremlin Gus II

media-19798.jpeg UPL 19798 The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Gremlin Gus II' at an airbase in England, 12 August 1943. 388th Bomb Group. - 42-30595 "Gremlin Gus II" (388th BG 560th BS -K-, 54 missions, transferred to Aphrodite program, aka "Olin's 69'ers", with open cockpit).

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Object Number - UPL 19798 - The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Gremlin Gus II' at an airbase in England, 12 August 1943. 388th Bomb Group. - 42-30595 "Gremlin Gus II" (388th...

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/43; Smoky Hill 13/7/43; Kearney 16/7/43; Dow Fd 19/7/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 20/7/43; (34m) transferred Aphrodite project as OLIN'S 69'ERS; when War Weary, fuselage cut down and vehicle windshield fitted before open cockpit. Salvaged 24/6/46. GREMLIN GUS II.

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Units served with

People

Jim Jones, a tail gunner of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30595, nicknamed "Gremlin Gus II". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jim Jones, T/G of Gremlin Gus. Haven't heard of at Veterans Association, Maryland.'

James Frederick Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20343323
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Demetrios Karnezis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Melvin F Larson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11051478
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner/Togglier

Edward Verner Meginnies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742000
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert J Olin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'

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  • Date: 22 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport, Cheyenne Rd, Francis E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, USA 26 June 1943 Delivered to USAAF, Cheyenne Field 26/6/43.

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Assigned

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK 20 July 1943 Assigned 560thBS, 388th BG, 8AF Knettishall 20/7/43. 34 Missions.

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Lille, France 15 August 1943

Other

Final 388th BG Combat Mission

Normandy, France 6 June 1944 Completed 40 combat missions plus 14 aborts

Other

Salvaged

Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK 24 June 1946 Salvaged 24/6/46.

Other

Transferred

Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK Transferred to Aphrodite project as 'OLIN'S 69'ERS'; when War Weary. Fitted out as drone, unused operationally.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the A/C "nickname".

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=42-30595&da…

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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