42-29772 Mojo
Changes to caption and associations based on information provided by cody1947
The aircraft was previously misidentified as 42-31028, which was a later model of B-17 and would have been fitted with cheek guns.
Object Number - UPL 25469 - A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29772, WA-R) nicknamed "Mojo"
Delivered Denver 17/2/43; Sioux City 14/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-R] Kimbolton 2/5/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Rome 1/9/44; Williams 20/3/45; La Junta 29/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 4/8/45.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35650353
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687855
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600461
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner / Togglier / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115104 / O-680716
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-70-bo-42-29732-4…
Added a unit connection to the 8th AF.
Added connections to the 524th BS & 379th BG mentioned in A/C description.
Added the nickname from the A/C photo on the American Air Museum in Britain website.