42-31321
Delivered Vandalia 26/10/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-M] Framlingham 23/12/43; (42m) mission to Ruhrland with Bob Ratcliffe 21/6/44, landed Kiev to refuel, on leaving Poltava 28/6/44 bad weather caused it to land Teheran, on to Cairo 29/6/44 then landed at Tripoli picking up five P-51 mechs as passengers, on to Casablanca 3/7/44, with Ratcliffe, Co-pilot: John Walters, Navigator: Don Sweeney, tog-Chas Marston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: JulesMiller, Radio Operator: John Manfrin, Ball turret gunner: Jim Barndollar, Waist gunner: Bob Rubin, Waist gunner: Ray Schumacher,Tail gunner: Edwin Lucey, pass: Sgts Chester Wall, Paul Fox, Milton Kosmoski, Howard Kehrer and Joe Waydak assigned St Mawgan, Corn. 9/7/44, off course only to crash landed Towyn, Merioneth. Wales, hitting an air raid shelter and into railway track, suffered Cat E damage, however all 15 men safe. Salvaged.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)
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A photo of 42 31321 which has just overshot the runaway at R.A.F. Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales, crossed the railway line before striking a pill box on he perimeter. The sea is much closer than the photo suggests.