42-97858 Lady Fortune : Carmen's Folly
Object Number - UPL 19477 - Nose art on Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97858 'Lady Fortune' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Denver 17/3/44; Kearney 2/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 30/4/44 LADY FORTUNE; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-Y] 1/5/44; 82m, Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with Roger Rand, Navigator: Irving Plinskin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bright (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Setterfield, Bombardier: Chas Mullins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Adcock, Radio Operator: Elbert Everett, Waist gunner: George Mason,Tail gunner: Clyde Bell (6 Killed in Action); #2 engine on fire, crashed Okoven, Ger ?. Missing Air Crew Report 11743. CARMEN'S FOLLY aka LADY FORTUNE.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1997867
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767645
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
10 January 1945 - 10 January 1945 | Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45. #2 engine on fire, crashed Okoven, Germany. (3 x POW, 6 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR11743. |