42-3074 Good Time Cholly : Kathleen : Loma Lee
Douglas B-17F conforms to associated nickname and manufacturer.
P. MARCHESE via Ross Smith at
FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945,
FEB 21, 2022
Delivered Long Beach 20/1/43; Denver 7/2/43; with John Wedding damaged at Smoky Hill 6/4/43, repaired; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-U] Dow Fd 15/4/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-B] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; transferred 367BS/306BG [GY-Y/T] Thurleigh 23/8/43; Cheddington 29/2/44; ret US Homestead 26/6/44; Tinker 26/6/44; transferred Clarke, Phillipines FEA 15/6/45; sal 15/1/48. GOODTIME CHOLLY aka KATHLEEN aka LOMA LEE.
Connections
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665266
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12053073
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60144
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Marsworth
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Stapleton Airfield : Stapleton International Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 16 August 1943
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 29 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 20 January 1943 - 7 February 1943 | |
Transferred |
Denver, CO, USA | 7 February 1943 - 6 April 1943 | Moved for modification |
Damaged |
Salina, KS, USA | 6 April 1943 - 15 April 1943 | Smoky Hill Army Air Base. Pilot was Bill Dobson |
Assigned |
Bangor, ME, USA | 15 April 1943 - 13 June 1943 | 94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Bury St Edmunds, England, UK | 13 June 1943 - 10 July 1943 | Moved to England. 94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 10 July 1943 - 23 August 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Thurleigh, Bedford, England, UK | 23 August 1943 - 29 February 1944 | 306th Bomb Group, 367th Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Cheddington, England, UK | 29 February 1944 - 26 June 1944 | |
Other Returned |
Homestead, FL, USA | 26 June 1944 - 26 June 1944 | Homestead Army Airfield |
Transferred |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 26 June 1944 - 15 June 1945 | Tinker Field, OK, USA |
Transferred |
Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines | 15 June 1945 - 15 January 1948 | Clarke Field, Philippines (FEA). Salvaged |
Revisions
Added remarks and references to each of three nicknames in the MARKINGS area. See Discussions at FKYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, FEB., 2022.
P. Marchese, Feb 22, 2022
Markings described using associated image.
P. MARCHESE FEB 21, 2022
Removed image of Boeing B-17F at UPL2833 which had been misassociated with Douglas F-25-DL 42-3074. THE Boeing data stencil and underside drmarcation are unmistakable in the image of Loma Lee.
FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 has many supporting examples yhat belie the Douglas association.
P. MARCHESE
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-25-dl-42-3074-42…
Added an association to the 331BS, 94BG, 367BS & 306BG listed in the A/C #42-3074 description section.
Added punctuation to the A/C "Description section" to aid clarity.