44-8331 Witto Woo-Woo ( Little Lulu)
Object Number - UPL 32731 - Photo taken by W.C. Hunter from plane 44-8331 in position B08, on mission to Hamburg - October 25, 1944. Carrying 250 lb bombs to oil refinery FW...
Delivered Hunter 12/8/44; Amarillo 17/8/44; Dow Fd 3/9/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-G] Horham 9/9/44; landing accident at base with Dick Sutkowski 13/2/45; battle damaged Hannover 28/3/45 with J.W. Murphy; force landed B-54 Ashiet A/fd, Fr; 9RTD, then sal; 47m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45. WITTO WOO-WOO aka LITTLE LULU.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16019686
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Waist Gunner/Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 28 March 1945
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 23 March 1945
- Date: 22 March 1945
- Date: 21 March 1945
- Official Description: Mission 901: Preparatory air operations for the forthcoming (23 Mar) crossing of the lower Rhine River by Allied ground forces begin. 1,408 bombers and 806 fighters, in conjunction with Ninth Air Force and RAF aircraft, attack jet fighter bases; with...
Revisions
Added the A/C nicknames listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-60-ve-44-8301-44…
