43-38613 Yard Bird
Jeff Coleman/Darren Jelley
Object Number - UPL 33240 - Hangar ground crew with Yard Bird
Delivered Cheyenne 24/8/44; Hunter 3/9/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 13/9/44; transferred 493BG Debach 14/9/44; 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 15/9/44; transferred back to 569BS/390BG [CC-A] Framlingham 18/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. YARDBIRD III.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38406530
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer/Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-??
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-824981
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![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
