42-5803 Lady luck

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5803) nicknamed "Lady Luck" of the 94th Bomb Group. media-387740.jpg FRE 5829 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5803) nicknamed "Lady Luck" of the 94th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 5829 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5803) nicknamed "Lady Luck" of the 94th Bomb Group.

Delivered Long Beach 11/2/43; Tinker 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 410BS, 94BG Earls Colne 17/5/43; RCL=V; c/l away from base 29/5/43. Salvaged 18/7/43.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Added BG link.

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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-5803/

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Added "B-17" at the front of the Production block number.

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Removed partial formation diagram.
Full diagram is associated.

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Date corrected to match formation sheet.

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FLYING FORTRESS 1936 - 1945
ZHOU, DEC 28 2021

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Mission report extract (5/27) and crew interogation form dated 5/28/43. See images at 42-5803.
P. MARCHESE

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Mission folder formation chart and post mission interigation report via R. SMITH. Dec, 2021

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Ross Smith with Jing Zhou, Phil Marchese and others on various forums, especially Dec 22 -28, 2021.

Recap at FLYING FORTRESS, DEC 28. 2021. MARCHESE.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-5803: Gallery (5 items)

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5803) nicknamed "Lady Luck" of the 94th Bomb Group.

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