43-38632 Free Delivery
Nose art for 43-38632 B-17G Free Delivery
Object Number - UPL 36388 - 43-38632 B-17G Free Delivery
Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/44; Hunter 7/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-T] Framlingham 17/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Ray Nash, Don Coleman, Bob Hennessy, Dick Sawyer, Don Geiger, Morris Jenkins, Les Fiewelling (7 Prisoner of War); Vernon Dinger, Dale Carpenter (2 Killed in Action); flak, and hit by ME262, crashed Neuendorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11245. FREE DELIVERY.
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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 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 31 December 1944 |
Revisions
Courtesy of photo/details provided by Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
