42-102455 Lucky Lady ; Screaming Eagle
Object Number - UPL 19482 - Flying Fortress B-17G 42-102455 'Screaming Eagle' 335th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gt Falls 6/3/44; Cheyenne 4/4/44; Hunter 18/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-Z] Horham 8/5/44 LUCKY LADY; with H.E. Hansen force landed B-58 Melsbroek, Bel 6/2/45; with G.T. Purdy force landed A-96 Toul-Ochey, France 4/3/45; 85m, transferred 351BG Polebrook 21/5/45; Salvaged 31/5/45. SCREAMING EAGLE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36688087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Missing Air Crew Report 10418
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-435741
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12166145
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Missing Air Crew Report 10418
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35787013
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radar Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Cheyenne Modification Center
Missions
- Date: 20 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
- Date: 8 April 1945
- Date: 7 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Melsbroek, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium | 6 February 1945 | Force landed B-58 Melsbroek, Belgium 6/2/45. Pilot Lt H E Hansen. |
|
Crashed |
4 March 1945 | Force landed A-96 Toul-Ochey, France 4/3/45. Pilot Lt G T Purdy. | |
|
Other Salvaged |
Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | 31 May 1945 | Salvaged 31/5/45. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
