42-3341 Lady Be Good
Delivered Denver 15/5/43; Presque Is 27/6/43; Assigned 429BS/2BG Ain M'Lila 12/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Missing in Action 7m Weiner Nuestadt 2/11/43 with Lester Gillan, Co-pilot: Frank Counihan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Hazay, Radio Operator: Joe Hagerman, Ball turret gunner: Claude Denton, Waist gunner: Henry Reedy (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Pete Digilio, Navigator: Meredith Fink, Waist gunner: Tony Delatte, Tail gunner: Howard Reese (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, Missing Air Crew Report 1142. LADY BE GOOD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-50-dl-42-3339-42…
Added associations to 15th AF as listed in MACR 1142 and to the AF station “Massicault” as listed in the A/C description.
Added an association to the 429th BS & 2nd BG listed in the A/C #42-3341 description section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.