42-107047 The Doodle Bug

media-19341.jpeg UPL 19341 Flying Fortress B-17G 42-107047 'The DoodleBug' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 19341 - Flying Fortress B-17G 42-107047 'The DoodleBug' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 17/3/44; with R.V. Mercer force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44 with engine failure; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with H. Palmer; force landed Charleroi, Bel; 97m, repaired & ret; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. THE DOODLE BUG.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37495234
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson receives the Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-693852
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Clair Wyrick
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16082504 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

  • Date: 1 February 1945
  • Date: 23 January 1945
  • Date: 10 January 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Horham Airfield, UK 17 March 1944

Crashed

Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK 25 December 1944 Force landed Framlingham AFB with engine failure 25/12/44. Pilot Lt R V Mercer.

Other

Combat damaged

Berlin, Germany 3 February 1945 Battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45. Pilot Lt H Palmer.

Other

Returned Stateside

Bradley Army Air Field, Connecticut 26 June 1945 Returned to the USA Bradley Field 26/6/45.

Crashed

Charleroi, Belgium Force landed Charleroi, Belgium.

Delivered

Tulsa, OK

Revisions

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Sources

AAM DB Entry Correction.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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