44-8588 Klette’s Wild Hares

media-51145.jpeg UPL 51145 Klette's Wild Hare's (44-8588) 323rd BS, 91st BG

L-R: B/Gen William Gross, Maj Immanuel J. Klette, Maj Charles S. Hudson

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Object Number - UPL 51145 - Klette's Wild Hare's (44-8588) 323rd BS, 91st BG L-R: B/Gen William Gross, Maj Immanuel J. Klette, Maj Charles S. Hudson

Delivered Cheyenne 27/10/44; Hunter 9/12/44; Grenier 22/12/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-E] Bassingbourn 23/1/45; 324BS [DF-E]; transferred 369BS/306BG Thurleigh 24/5/45; with Col Immanuel Klette led 91st BG on the last mission of war, Klette’s 91st sortie, the highest in the 8AF, also the highest with 73 as formation leader; Salvaged 9AF Germany 7/11/46; KLETTE'S WILD HARES.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Immanuel John Klette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32001986 / O-793124
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 27 October 1944 Delivered Cheyenne AAF.

Assigned

Thurleigh, UK 24 May 1945 Transferred to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Burbank, CA Built at Vega.

Revisions

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Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-8588-klettes-wild-hares/

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/nose_artists/busa.html

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

44-8588: Gallery (3 items)

Colonel Henry W. Terry, commanding officer of the 915th Bomb Squadron, and Lieutenant-Colonel "Manny" Klette, commanding officer of the 324th Bomb Squadron (both of the 91st Bomb Group) shake hands underneath a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Klette's Wild Hares". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col. Henry W. Terry, C.O. 915st BG, Lt. Col."Manny" Klette, CO 324th Bomb Sqdn.'

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