42-29837 Lady Luck
RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William N. Hess.
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-A] Bassingbourn 7/6/43; transferred AFSC 6/4/44 then MTO (Italy & N. Africa); Returned to the USA Tinker 11/6/44; Patterson 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 27/7/45. LADY LUCK. This aircraft was the replacement for 'Memphis Belle', which had recently returned to USA on a War Bond tour, and was assigned the same code letters, DF-A. First combat mission was 25th July 1943.
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- Date: 25 July 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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7 June 1943 |
Revisions
added BG/BS link to record and updated aircraft markings, plus added some mission links. As per 'Plane Names/ Fancy Noses' book by Ray Bowden.