43-38235 Skipper, Wild Hare II, Lucifer's Lounge, Taylor Made
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FRE 8666
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38235) nicknamed "Skipper" of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R, 338235, 493 BG, Ed O Neill.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Hunter 20/7/44; Grenier 2/8/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 862BS/493BG Debach 3/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45. SKIPPER.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skipper, Wild Hare II, Lucifer's Lounge, Taylor Made
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorDarren Jelley
Changes
Sources
added "Taylor Made" to aircraft name.
name previously incorrectly applied to 43-38395 following contact and photographs from family of S/Sgt Clyde Bradley who flew with Lt Dion Taylor.
493rd BG Archives
Contributorphil marchese
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Adjusted existing infomation to fields to enable searches.
Completed mfg'r information.