42-31751 Lady Luck
Object Number - UPL 26837
Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gr Island 27/12/43; Detroit 26/1/44; Grenier 28/1/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield 1/23/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 28/2/44 with Salter Clark, Co-pilot: Ed Henig, Navigator: Chas Baird, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clifton Cleaver, Radio Operator: Joe Millins, Ball turret gunner: Lee Heitman, Waist gunner: Jim Gulley, Tail gunner: Bill Kalenkoski (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Art Canton, Waist gunner: Alf Barber (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit in nose, crashed St Martin, near Boulougne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2883.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 385th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694303
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747576
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748364
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
28 February 1944 |
