43-37895 Take it easy
Hutchinson & Cortright
Object Number - UPL 25884 - B-17G 43-37895 "Take it Easy"
Delivered Cheyenne 2/6/44; Kearney 12/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 2/7/44; transferred 571BS/390BG [FC-R] Framlingham 3/7/44; crash landed at base on return from Nurnberg with John Corcoran 5/4/45; Salvaged 25/4/45. TAKE IT EASY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37171977
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner/Waist gunner/Bombardier-Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
Source: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…
