43-38044 Piccadilly Lilley
I believe he could!
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Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 13/7/44; transferred 837BS/487BG [4F-D] Lavenham 14/7/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 6/2/45 with Cecil Parker, Tom Floyd, Leroy Enders, Floyd Pointon, Bob Burrow, Don Rowe, George Domotrovich, Gene Endress (8 Prisoner of War); Vernon Winton (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Tripitz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12239. PICCADILLY LILLEY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 February 1945 |
Revisions
Amended aircraft nickname to Piccadilly Lilley. Source: http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/Picadilly_Lilley.shtml
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12239 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database