| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 351st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | EP-J |
| MACR: | 5382 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (28 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31389 / Luscious Lucy aka Lacy’s Lushes
Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Wilmington 26/11/43; slated 447BG; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 1/1/44; Missing in Action Magdeberg 28/5/44 with Lucius Lacy, Navigator: Ray Rossman, Bombardier: Herb Greenberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Carey, Radio Operator: Clarry Wood, Waist gunner: Ray Mitchell,Tail gunner: Mike Rotz (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Claude Schindler, Ball turret gunner: Chester Powell, Waist gunner: Joe Folsom (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft hit cockpit and KOd #4, crashed Barleben, three miles Nth of Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 5382. LACY’S LUSHES aka LUCIOUS LUCY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
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26. June 2026 access_time 6:36
I know it sounds crazy but I think I have a M-1 helmet that very well may have belonged to Joe Sid Folsom “Tex” on the Luscious Lucy B-17. If you want pictures I can send them, it’s absolutely not a problem. Everything seems to match up time wise of the history of Luscious Lucy, and the details of the helmet identifying its exact time of manufacturing and issuance. It’s stamped 622B inside the helmet with a faded Stars and Bars insignia on the outside front center with the nickname “Tex” hand painted under the insignia with possible marks under”Tex” signifying kill counts, the metal brim seam is on the front edge of the brim, it has the words Luscious Lucy hand painted on one side, and all the painted writing is showing it’s age, the chin strap is a khaki canvas material with the original metal clasp fixed to the strap and the strap is fixed to the sides of the helmet with the 622B stamp inside the helmet verifying the 1943 age The paint is original and textured as it should be. It also has two spots on the helmet that may indicate life threatening damage taken at some point. One dent is on the top that came from the outside onto the helmet and the other is a small divot on the inside of the helmet causing a small bump on the exterior that came from the inside of the helmet that was created from what could have been from incoming fire or anti-aircraft flack. The helmets liner has been removed as it was very common for airman, (especially gunners like “Tex”) to remove the lining so the metal helmet could fit over the leather sheep skin helmet that had the radio in the ears for extra protection while flying over enemy territory.
I’d love to think I could possibly own a legit piece of history related to the United States and Luscious Lucy but most importantly I wouldn’t want Americans to lose a precious piece of history like this if it is able to be verified. Thanks for your time and dedication to the US military including the servicemen and women past and present, while preserving our countries history.
God Bless!