42-31512 Ice Cold Katie
Delivered Denver 13/11/43; Gt Falls 15/11/43; Denver 22/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 2/1/44; suffered n/battle damaged hitting tree at Grundisburgh Hall, Sfk, being slow timed on 2/6/44, with Jack Fleck, Co-pilot: Nils Odstrom, Navigator: Bill Kleintank, Bombardier: Bill Alford, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alvin Rosenburg, Radio Operator: Ray Conway, Ball turret gunner: Alex Mackay, Passenger - M/Sgt Jim Burton (Crew chief), Passenger - Lt St John Williams [30th St. Com. Sq.) (10 Killed in Service). Wreckage simply burnt out, Salvaged 4/6/44. ICE COLD KATIE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-761380
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37177153
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
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: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver, CO | 13 November 1943 | |
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Assigned |
Framlingham Airfield, UK | 2 January 1944 | 390BG 569BS |
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Crashed |
Grundisburgh Hall, Ipswich Rd, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge IP13 6TJ, UK | 2 June 1944 |
Revisions
http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15349 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database