42-37785 Little Barney

Delivered Denver 27/8/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 18/10/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-N] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; re-assigned 9th Air Force 21/3/45 for mapping duties at Istres, Fr. An elecrical fire with Bill Buxton caused force landed at Quarteira, Portugal 27/3/45; LITTLE BARNEY.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676530
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-741973
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678843
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 20th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15096513 at enlistment, then O-797215
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Date7 Dec 2021 22:21:21
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to production block number and manufacturer
Sources

Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-10-dl-42-37721-4…

Date7 Sep 2018 06:37:09
ContributorPaulN
ChangesChanges to nicknames
Sources

See 303rd BG website aircraft tail numbers

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:45
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log