On 8 February 1943, it relocated to Châteaudun-du-Rhumel Airfield, near Chelghoum el Aid, Algeria.Ĩ. On 25 December 1942, it relocated to Biskra Airfield, at Biskra, Algeria.ħ. ![]() Beginning on 22 November 1942, it was based at Tafraoui Air Base, at Oran, Algeria.Ħ. On 13 November 1942, it flew to Maison Blanche Airfield, in Algiers, Algeria.ĥ. On an unspecified date, with Paul Tibbets as pilot, it ferried General Dwight Eisenhower to Gibraltar, becoming the first B-17 ever to land there.Ĥ. It was re-assigned to the 340th Bomb Squadron (BS) (H), 97th Bomb Group (BG) (H), at Polebrook, England, on 24 August 1942, at which time it was named The Red Gremlin.ģ. It was assigned to the 92nd Bombardment Group (Heavy), at Bangor Army Air Field, Maine, on 2 August, 1942.Ģ. ![]() Assigned 92BG Bangor 2/8/42 340BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42 THE RED GREMLIN took Gen Eisenhower to Gibraltar (1st B-17 to Gib) with Paul Tibbets Maison Blanche 13/11/42 Tafaraoui 22/11/42 Biskra 25/12/42 Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43 Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43 Depienne 15/8/43 Cerignola 20/12/43 Amendola 16/1/44 Returned to the USA 13/7/44 Salvaged 19/6/46.
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