42-3074 Good Time Cholly : Kathleen : Loma Lee

media-55850.jpeg UPL 55850 B-17F-25-DL 42-3074 GOOD TIME CHOLLY with legend on print.

Douglas B-17F conforms to associated nickname and manufacturer.
P. MARCHESE via Ross Smith at
FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945,
FEB 21, 2022

Object Number - UPL 55850 - B-17F-25-DL 42-3074 GOOD TIME CHOLLY with legend on print.

Delivered Long Beach 20/1/43; Denver 7/2/43; with John Wedding damaged at Smoky Hill 6/4/43, repaired; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-U] Dow Fd 15/4/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-B] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; transferred 367BS/306BG [GY-Y/T] Thurleigh 23/8/43; Cheddington 29/2/44; ret US Homestead 26/6/44; Tinker 26/6/44; transferred Clarke, Phillipines FEA 15/6/45; sal 15/1/48. GOODTIME CHOLLY aka KATHLEEN aka LOMA LEE.

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665266
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12053073
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-60144
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Black and white arial shot of 3 aircraft runways and building surrounded by open fields
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Long Beach, CA, USA 20 January 1943 - 7 February 1943

Transferred

Denver, CO, USA 7 February 1943 - 6 April 1943 Moved for modification

Damaged

Salina, KS, USA 6 April 1943 - 15 April 1943 Smoky Hill Army Air Base.  Pilot was Bill Dobson

Assigned

Bangor, ME, USA 15 April 1943 - 13 June 1943 94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron

Transferred

Bury St Edmunds, England, UK 13 June 1943 - 10 July 1943 Moved to England.  94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron

Transferred

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK 10 July 1943 - 23 August 1943 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron

Transferred

Thurleigh, Bedford, England, UK 23 August 1943 - 29 February 1944 306th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron

Transferred

Cheddington, England, UK 29 February 1944 - 26 June 1944

Other

Returned

Homestead, FL, USA 26 June 1944 - 26 June 1944 Homestead Army Airfield

Transferred

Oklahoma City, OK, USA 26 June 1944 - 15 June 1945 Tinker Field, OK, USA

Transferred

Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines 15 June 1945 - 15 January 1948 Clarke Field, Philippines (FEA).  Salvaged

Revisions

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Puncuation corrected at nickname field.

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Added alternate serial number for Kathleen.

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Added remarks and references to each of three nicknames in the MARKINGS area. See Discussions at FKYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, FEB., 2022.

P. Marchese, Feb 22, 2022

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Markings described using associated image.

P. MARCHESE FEB 21, 2022

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Removed image of Boeing B-17F at UPL2833 which had been misassociated with Douglas F-25-DL 42-3074. THE Boeing data stencil and underside drmarcation are unmistakable in the image of Loma Lee.

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Typo

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FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 has many supporting examples yhat belie the Douglas association.
P. MARCHESE

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-25-dl-42-3074-42…

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Added an association to the 331BS, 94BG, 367BS & 306BG listed in the A/C #42-3074 description section.
Added punctuation to the A/C "Description section" to aid clarity.

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Added the A/C nicknames listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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