42-30066 Mugwump, Rum Boogie II
"42-30066 'Rum Boogie II' aka 'Mugwump' "
USAAF Photo.
Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Gore 14/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-X] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; RUM BOOGIE II; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; as war weary F transferred from RCM 803BS to Aphrodite project Knettishall, UK. Missing in Action Heligoland 30/10/44 with Lts G. Barnes & R. McCauley; apparently 'Mother' lost contact, A/C went out of control and crashed Trollhättan, Sweden, the crater still exists. MUGWUMP.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 350th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699243
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13033162
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16081593
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728411
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport, Cheyenne Rd, Francis E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, USA | 6 April 1943 | Delivered to USAAF Cheyenne Field 6/4/43. |
Assigned |
Joint Base Andrews, MD, USA | 2 June 1943 | Assigned 413th BS, 96th BG Andrews Field 2/6/43. |
Other Transferred |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk IP21, UK | 9 June 1943 | Transferred 418BS/100BG Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43 |
Other Operational Mission |
Le Mans, France | 26 June 1943 | Target Le Mans, (No credit for mission, planes returned due to weather). 26-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 28 June 1943 | Target Saint-Nazaire (Flak City). 28-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
Le Mans, France | 29 June 1943 | Target Le Mans. 29-6-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
La Pallice, 17000 La Rochelle, France | 4 July 1943 | Target La Pallice. 4-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
Le Bourget, France | 10 July 1943 | Target Le Bourget. 10-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
Hamburg, Germany | 17 July 1943 | Target Hamburg. 17-7-43. Lt William Flesh crew. |
Other Operational Mission |
Regensburg, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Regensburg raid flown by Lt Charles Cruikshank [P] and Major John Egan [CP]. Returned to base, North Africa, so badly damaged it was abandoned by the Squadron. |
Crashed |
Trollhättan, Sweden | 30 October 1944 | Missing in Action target Heligoland 30/10/44. Aphrodite Drone. Command crew Lts G Barnes & R McCauley baled out over UK. Apparently 'Mother' lost contact, A/C went out of control and crashed Trollhättan, Sweden, the crater still exists. |
Manufactured |
San Diego, CA, USA | Built by Boeing. | |
Other Transferred |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | Transferred to Radio Counter Measures work with 803rd BS. | |
Other Transferred |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | As war weary B-17F transferred to Aphrodite project. | |
Other Salvaged / Repaired |
Algiers, Algeria | Salvaged / Repaired and returned to UK. Re-assigned to 96th BG at Snetterton Heath and renamed 'Rum Boogie II'. |