43-37968 Superstituous Aloysius, Bolt From The Blue

media-36345.jpeg UPL 36345 "Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th Air Force bombed German airfield at Wiesbaden, west of Frankfurt, 11/10/44 through broken clouds. Attack, made in support of Gen. Patton's 3rd Army advance, was designed to ground German aircraft."

Object Number - UPL 36345 - "Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th Air Force bombed German airfield at Wiesbaden, west of Frankfurt, 11/10/44 through broken clouds. Attack,...

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 8/7/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [4N-R] Sudbury 27/10/44; then 835BS [H8-V]; 75m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45. SUPERSTITUOUS ALOYSIUS aka BOLT FROM THE BLUE..



155 02/28/45 NV 43-37968 B17G

156 03/02/45 Vermont Maid (Cupcake) ND 43-38246 B17G

158 03/04/45 Red Raider NK 43-38787 B17G

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161 03/09/45 Rack n Ruin NT 43-37899 B17G

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696313
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: B24/B17 Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-781468
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Aerial photograph of Sudbury airfield looking south west, the bomb dump is to the upper right of the airfield, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Acton

Revisions

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Added an association to “Sudbury” the home base of the 486th BG.

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Added associations to the 833 BS and the 486 BG listed in the A/C #43-37968 description section.

 

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Added associations to the 837 BS and the 487 BG listed in the A/C #43-37968 description section.

 

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

 

 

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486th.org

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mission info

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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