42-29933 Lucky Lady
Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/43; Gore 31/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG 17/4/43 GREEN FURY II; re-named LUCKY LADY; transferred 524BS/379BG [WA-M] Kimbolton 12/7/43; battle damaged Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Lloyd Mason, Co-pilot: Arvid Dahl, Navigator: Constant Anszpoger, Bombardier: Tom McMorran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McCullen, Radio Operator: Jim Carroll Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: John Hagen, Waist gunner: Bob Fegan Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: John Carey, Tail gunner: Patrick Romano (10 Returned to Duty); force landed Framlingham a/fd, Sfk, Uk; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 15/8/43; AFMSC 4/2/44.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12076091 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31081656
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32478991
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37256041
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is