42-31570 Lucky Me
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FRE 6251
B-17 Flying Fortresses, 42-31614 (VP-L), 42-32025 (VP-P), nicknamed "Dreambaby", and 42-31--- (VP-W) of the 381st Bomb Group fly in formation during a practice mission.
Village of Stapleford nr Cambridge in the background, they have just overflown Sawston. Roger Freeman Collection
Village of Stapleford nr Cambridge in the background, they have just overflown Sawston. Roger Freeman Collection
Paul Bass
Delivered Denver 24/11/43; Kearney 11/12/43; Romulus 18/12/43; Presque Is 20/12/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-W] Ridgewell 2/2/44; Missing in Action 65m Frankfurt 25/9/44 with Oscar Gills, Co-pilot: Chas Prenatt, Navigator: Don Adams, Bombardier: Bill Rudisill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Parks, Radio Operator: Minor Stowe, Ball turret gunner: Shelby Cook, Waist gunner: Leo Krainz, Tail gunner: Harry Mourning (9 Prisoner of War); crew abandoned through mech fault, crashed Inglheim, W of Mainz, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 10203. LUCKY ME.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15377368
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-820997
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Denver AAF, CO | 24 November 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 24-Nov-43. |
Assigned |
Ridgewell , UK | 2 February 1944 | Assigned 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Inglheim, Germany | 25 September 1944 - 25 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt 25/9/44; Mech failure led to abandonment. 9 x POW. MACR 10203 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |