42-102586 Little Joe
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5865 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (OJ-Z, serial number 42-102586) nicknamed "Little Joe" of the 96th Bomb Group prepares for take off, guided by a flight...
Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/44; Hunter 14/4/44; Dow Fd 26/4/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-Z] Snetterton 1/5/44; Salvaged 31/5/45. LITTLE JOE.
Little Joe was one of the few aircraft attached to the 96 Bomb Group to survive 100 missions. It flew from May 1944 to May 1945. It was sent on many sorties, most of them from Snetterton Heath airfield.
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Units served with
- 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: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19162021
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner B-17
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 16 March 1944 | |
|
Assigned |
Snetterton, Norwich, Norfolk NR16, UK | 1 May 1944 | |
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Other Salvaged |
31 May 1945 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 293, 301
http://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-17-flying-fortress.page
Page 125, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman.
