43-37745 Mug Wump
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 31853 - Parts of the crew from the left: Edward R Betts, James W Curran and a swedish airforce officer.
Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 19/6/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 17/1/45 with Ed Betts, Co-pilot: Jim Curren, Navigator: Norman Hartung, Bombardier: Donovan Grivertti, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dale Zimmerman, Radio Operator: Howard Langlois, Ball turret gunner: Frank Soley, Waist gunner: Lee Chandler,Tail gunner: Cecil Crumley (9INT); enemy aircraft damage, force landed Kalmar, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 11729. Returned to the USA Bradley 1/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 3/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/10/46. MUG WUMP.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822356
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18194680
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: AAF Gunnery Instructor, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38589178
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-715727
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39542221 / O-685074
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA | 17 May 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 17-May-44. |
|
Assigned |
Deopham Green, Wymondham NR18 9DG, UK | 19 June 1944 | Assigned 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Interred Sweden |
Kalmar, Sweden | 17 January 1945 | Missing in Action Hamburg 17-Jan-45 enemy aircraft damage, force landed Kalmar, Sweden. 9 INT. MACR 11729. |
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Other Returned ZI |
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | 1 August 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley AAF 1-Aug-45. |
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Other Sold for scrap |
Kingman Airport, 7000 Flightline Dr, Kingman, AZ 86401, USA | 7 October 1946 | Sold for scrap Kingman AAF 7-Oct-46. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
