42-30174 Lady Luck II

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Lincoln 17/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-S] Earls Colne 25/5/43 LADY LUCK II; Rougham 13/6/43, transferred 410BS [GL- ]; Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Bob Tessier, Co-pilot: Joel Dinger, Navigator: John Garey, Bombardier: Joe Nigl, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Partington, Radio Operator: Bob Shawver, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Lewiscaptured 2/8/43, Waist gunner: Lester Beck,Tail gunner: Elmer Neeson (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Dick Allee (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Aurich, near Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 90.

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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.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Richard J Allee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15103587
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lester Arnold Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601136
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joel A Dinger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-519837
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John Howes Garey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794120
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ernest Ray Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39011349
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Aurich, Germany 26 July 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover; enemy aircraft, crashed Aurich, near Bremen, Germany; MACR 90

Assigned

Bury St Edmonds, UK Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29416650
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-30174-lady-luck-ii/

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 90 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database