42-5434 Bob's Boudoir / Lady Luck
L-R: S/Sgt Edwards, Swanson, Capt Griffin, 1Lt Effinger, Lt Taylor.
L-R: T/Sgt Eason, S/Sgt Henderson, T/Sgt Schwartz, S/Sgt Wiegand, S/Sgt Plummer.
Object Number - UPL 31586 - Captain Griffin and lead crew on bombing mission to Villa Coublay, France, beside Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress" "Lady Luck". 303rd Bomb Group....
Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/42; Morrison 6/2/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-J] Molesworth 6/3/43; crash landed Alresford, Hants., UK, 26/9/43 with Bob Cogswell [injured in crash], Co-pilot: Dallas Kendall, Navigator: Ed Cobb, Bombardier: Frank Kulesa, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gil Bendston, Radio Operator: Ed Deerfield, Ball turret gunner: John Deffinger, Waist gunner: Simeon Oxendine, Waist gunner: Elmer Peterson, Tail gunner: Paul Davis (10 Returned to Duty), crashed Alresford, near Winchester, Hants. Salvaged 20/12/43. BOB’S BOUDOIR aka LADY LUCK.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15066640 / O-673478
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20321821 / O-734072
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14063077
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16080041
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 1 May 1943
- Date: 16 April 1943
- Date: 4 April 1943
- Date: 31 March 1943
- Date: 28 March 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
26 September 1943 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the A/C "Nicknames" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-2016. Added Nickname per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Strory", Roger A. Freeman wit David Osborne.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
