42-30595 Olin's 69ers, Gremlin Gus II
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A45944-61559AC
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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- Date: 21 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
- Date: 6 February 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
Events
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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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Other Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | 20 July 1943 | Assigned 560thBS, 388th BG, 8AF Knettishall 20/7/43. 34 Missions. |
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Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Lille, France | 15 August 1943 | |
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Other Final 388th BG Combat Mission |
Normandy, France | 6 June 1944 | Completed 40 combat missions plus 14 aborts |
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Other Salvaged |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | 24 June 1946 | Salvaged 24/6/46. |
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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. |
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