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Fuddy Duddy

B-17G-45-BO, was built in Boeing’s Seattle plant and delivered to the USAAF on 26 February 1944, and ferried to England in early April.  It was assigned to the 708th Squadron on April 7, and began flying combat missions before the month ended.

Fuddy Duddy in flight - undated

Unidentified ground crew with Fuddy Duddy around July 1944

 

708th Aircraft Mechanic Raymond Cobb with Fuddy Duddy in 1944

Combat Missions:

No. DATE TARGET PILOT
1 04/30/44 CLERMONT A/D Eastman
2 05/01/44 NOBALL - RECALL Hendel
3 05/07/44 BERLIN Herdic
4 05/08/44 BERLIN Herdic
5 05/09/44 LAON/ATHIES A/D Herdic
6 05/11/44 MALINES Socolofsky
7 05/12/44 ZWICKAU Herdic
8 05/13/44 OSNABRUCK Herdic
9 05/24/44 BERLIN Herdic
10 05/25/44 BRUSSELS Herdic
11 05/27/44 KARLSRUHE Gibson
12 05/28/44 KONISBURG Hanks
13 05/29/44 LEIPZIG Gibson
14 05/30/44 ST. POL SIRACOURT Cleveland
15 05/31/44 HAMM M/Y Chase
16 06/03/44 AUDRESSELLES Leitch
17 06/04/44 WISSANT Leitch
18 06/06/44 D-DAY TARGETS NORTH FRANCE Thorpe
19 06/07/44 NANTES Larson
20 06/12/44 CONCHES A/F Golden
21 06/14/44 FLORENNES/JUZAINE A/F Herdic
22 06/15/44 MISBURG Weigerink
23 06/18/44 MISBURG Weigerink
24 06/20/44 FALLERSLABEN KONINGSBORN Weigerink
25 06/21/44 BERLIN Thorpe
26 06/22/44 NUCOURT Gibson
27 06/23/44 ST. QUENTIN Douglas
28 06/25/44 AREA #1 "ZEBRA" Thomas
29 06/28/44 DENIAN-PROUVY Thorpe
30 07/06/44 BERCK A/F Bowers
31 07/07/44 MERSEBURG Hawkins
32 07/11/44 MUNICH Noonan
33 07/12/44 MUNICH Noonan
34 07/13/44 MUNICH Lakeman
35 07/14/44 AREA 10, CADILLAC Hawkins
36 07/16/44 STUTTGART Quintin
37 07/18/44 CUXHAVEN Hawkins
38 07/19/44 EBELSBACH Westrope
39 07/20/44 MERSEBURG Thorpe
40 07/21/44 REGENSBURG Quintin
41 07/24/44 ST. LO AREA Quintin
42 07/25/44 ST. LO AREA Young
43 08/01/44 AREAS 10 & 14 Thorpe
44 08/07/44 ANIZY LE CHATEAU Douglas
45 08/08/44 BRETTEVILLE Hawkins
46 08/11/44 BELFORT M/V Hawkins
47 08/13/44 SEINE R. AREA James
48 08/14/44 MANNHEIM Noonan
49 08/15/44 HANDORF A/F Carter
50 08/16/44 ROSITZ Hawkins
51 08/18/44 ST. DIZIER A/F Hysong
52 08/24/44 BRUX Hawkins
53 08/28/44 BERLIN Hawkins
54 08/31/44 BREMEN Thorpe
55 09/01/44 MAINZ Zammett
56 09/03/44 BREST Adam
57 09/05/44 BREST Noonan
58 09/08/44 MAINZ Hawkins
59 09/09/44 GRASSY Hawkins
60 09/10/44 GIEBELSTADT Hawkins
61 09/11/44 FULDA Hawkins
62 09/12/44 BOHLEN Wilder
63 09/13/44 STUTTGART Thomas
64 09/17/44 ARNHEIM Thorpe
65 09/19/44 KOBLENZ Hawkins
66 09/25/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN Wilder
67 09/28/44 MERSEBURG Hawkins
68 10/02/44 KASSEL Polansky
69 10/03/44 GILBERSTADT Polansky
70 10/05/44 MUNSTER A/F Moore
71 10/06/44 BERLIN Moore
72 10/09/44 GUSTAVSBURG Hawkins
73 10/12/44 BREMEN Hawkins
74 10/14/44 COLOGNE Hawkins
75 10/15/44 COLOGNE Hawkins
76 10/17/44 COLOGNE Zalewski
77 10/18/44 KASSELL Hawkins
78 10/22/44 MUNSTER Hawkins
79 10/25/44 HARBURG Hawkins
80 10/26/44 HANOVER Wing
81 10/30/44 MERSEBURG Lubinsky
82 11/01/44 RUDESHEIM Hendel
83 11/04/44 HAMBURG Myers
84 11/05/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN Folts
85 11/21/44 KOBLENZ Briggs
86 11/26/44 HAMM Buthe
87 11/27/44 BINGEN Rosenblum
88 12/10/44 KOBLENZ Scanlon
89 12/11/44 KOBLENZ GIESSEN Leverett
90 12/12/44 DORMSTADT Stanley
91 12/15/44 HANOVER Reck
92 12/18/44 MAINZ Leverett
93 12/28/44 KOBLENZ Shepard
94 12/30/44 MANNHEIM Leverett