Luther E LeFever

Military

B-17G 42-39801 'Northern Queen' was hit by flak, the crew baled out and the a/c crashed N of Diksmuide, Belgium on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War.



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14075415 and O-749191
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32567253 and O-688624
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19141008
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14178045
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39801) nicknamed "Northern Queen".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Double Trouble II, Northern Queen
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

4 March 1944

Born

Colton, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2978, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces