42-38047 Fever Beaver
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FRE 902
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-38047) nicknamed "Fever Beaver" of the 100th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '238047.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 25/11/43; Kearney 6/12/43; Grenier 19/12/43; Presque Is 3/1/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-O] Thorpe Abbotts 9/1/44; 135m, transferred 490BG Eye 29/5/45; Returned to the USA 4185 BU Independence 21/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45. MELANCHOLY BABY aka FEVER BEAVER.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34451107
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radar Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 11136482
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 25 November 1943 | |
Delivered |
Kearny, NJ, USA | 6 December 1943 | |
Delivered |
Presque, NL A0E, Canada | 3 January 1944 | |
Assigned |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk IP21, UK | 9 January 1944 | |
Other Transfered |
Eye, Peterborough, Peterborough, Peterborough PE6, UK | 29 May 1945 | To 490 Bomber Group |
Other Decommisioned |
Independence, MO, USA | 21 July 1945 | Returned to US |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-25-dl-42-37989-4…