John J Kuhl

Military
media-52105.jpeg UPL 52105 Bat out of hell!

My dad's original patch.

Object Number - UPL 52105 - Bat out of hell!

Crashed landed at Ridgewell due to battle damage on the return from a mission to Frankfurt in B-17F #42-30834 'Mickey Finn'. RTD. Earlier on 20 December 1943, flying B17 42-37754, had oxygen problems on the a/c 'Who Dat Ding Bat' and S/Sergeant Lee Gibson died.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30834

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mickey Finn
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

42-37754

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 516

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Object number: UPL 52105 - Bat out of hell!