UPL 44881

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A ground crewman pumps oil into B-17G Flying Fortress (SU-K, serial number 42-37982) nicknamed "Trembling Gremlin" of the 384th Bomb Group at Boxted on 28 June 1944. The aircraft was one of 13 B-17s to land at Boxted after their mission on 28 June 1944. P-47 Thunderbolts parked in the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group's dispersal area are visible in the background

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 0 574 019
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Communications and Photo Officer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Trembling Gremlin
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Photographs taken by First Lieutenant Irving Brayer, Photographic and Communications Officer of the 56th Fighter Group c. 1944, and researched and shared with the support of Peter Randall (webmaster of Little Friends) and Nathan Howland (author of 'The 8th Army Air Force in Color', Schiffer Publishing 2016)