42-37941 Lucky Lady II
Delivered Denver 22/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 16/11/43; Missing in Action Warnemunde 9/4/44 with Norman Bodet, Co-pilot: Gordon Anderson, Bombardier: Bob Boerner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sebe Taylor, Radio Operator: Bill Pavillard, Waist gunner: Frank Forcella, Tail gunner: John Keiser (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Perry Novelli, Ball turret gunner: Bob Saleda, Waist gunner: John Kramer (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Linnau, nine miles SW of Flensburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3784. LUCKY LADY.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14135869
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756144
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672748
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733266
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6553514
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Edited the description to reflect the correct spelling of my father's name
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database