42-39926 Yankee Doodle Dandy, Holey Joe, Queen Ann, General Sherman
Photographed by William T Larkins in February 1947. Roger Freeman Collection
Photographer identified by John C Szabo of http://www.depot41.com/ who has known Larkins personally for over 35 years.
Object Number - FRE 8927 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39926) nicknamed "Holey Joe", formerly of the 390th Bomb Group at the aircraft boneyard in Kingman, Arizona....
Delivered Long Beach 9/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Lubbock 28/10/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-B] Framlingham 10/11/43; retUS Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY aka HOLEY JOE aka QUEEN ANN and GENERAL SHERMAN.
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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
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![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
