42-39941 Lucky Lady
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG [7D-G] Deopham Green 11/2/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Richard F. Noble (evaded capture but was killed in August in attempt to get to Allied lines); Co-pilot: Daniel G. Viafore; Radio Operator: Robert Atkins (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Richard D. Laule; Bombardier: Bruce W. Clago; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd A. Martin; Ball turret gunner: Ralph J. Munn; Waist gunner: George V. Brush; Waist gunner: Vernon L. Moody;Tail gunner: Leon H. Davies (7 Prisoner of War); flak KOd two engines, crashed at a place called Gossonru, about 3km NE of Aywaille, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4819. LUCKY LADY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32792318
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32229463
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Gossonru hamlet, near Aywaille, Belgium | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database