42-97807
Delivered Denver 3/3/44; Gr Island 11/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-O] Framlingham 4/5/55; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. LITTLE BUTCH III.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 436th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-169925
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
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
Missions
- Date: 7 May 1945
- Official Description: