42-31751 Lady Luck
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UPL 26837
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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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16133921
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
28 February 1944 |