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Production-block:
B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 349th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XR-H
MACR: 7837 / KSU/ME/KU: 903 A
History of
B-17 42-102416 / Lady Luck
Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 14/3/44; Grenier 11/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-H] Thorpe Abbotts 19/4/44; Missing in Action St Lo, 25/7/44 with Larry Townsend, Co-pilot: Andy Burkhart, Navigator: Arnold Holmes, Bombardier: George Gardner, Radio Operator: Lou Glasser, Ball turret gunner: Chalmers Anderson, Waist gunner: Gordon Lane,Tail gunner: Earl Milam (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Kolar (EVD, joined US tank crew); flak KO’d #2, crashed coastal area of France. Missing Air Crew Report 7837. LADY LUCK.
Last updated: 24. September 2020
B-17 42-102416 / Lady Luck Details
Eyewitness Statement to the loss of B-17 #42-102416 ‘Lady Luck’
A/C #416 was believed to have been hit by flak from St. Lo shortly after bombs away and before reaching the R.P. Fire broke out inside the A/C and #2 engine began to smoke. Men began to bail out of the ship which appeared to be flying on AFCE. Nine chutes were counted which accounts for the entire crew.
Source: MACR 7873
B-17 42-102416 / Lady Luck Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lawrence E. Townsend | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Andrew J. Burkhart, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Arnold L. Holmes | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | George D. Gardner | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Walter W. Kolar | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Louis P. Glasser | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Chalmers M. Anderson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Gordon M. Lane | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Earl G. Milam | POW | - |
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