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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 410th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-S |
| MACR | 90 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30174 / Lady Luck II
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/43; Smoky Hill 29/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Lincoln 17/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-S] Earls Colne 25/5/43 LADY LUCK II; Rougham 13/6/43, trans 410BS [GL- ]; MIA Hanover 26/7/43 Pilot: Bob Tessier, Co-Pilot: Joel Dinger, Navigator: John Garey, Bombardier: Joe Nigi, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Milton Partington, Radio Operator: Bob Shawver, Ball Turret Gunner: Ernie Lewis{captured 2/8/43}, Waist Gunner: Lester Beck, Tail Gunner: Elmer Neeson (9POW); Waist Gunner: Dick Allee (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Aurich, near Bremen, Germany. MACR 90.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 18 December 2024
28. August 2024 access_time 4:14
42-30174 actually belonged to The Gorgeous Hussey on 26 July 1943 the day it was shot down . My father and all but one crew were captured and taken POW. The cockpit crew crash landed while others including my father “hit the silk” Left waist gunner Allee was KIA. Surviving Enlisted men taken to Stalag 17b, Krems Austria.
25. November 2024 access_time 18:15
Hello,
I live not far from the crash site of the B-17 42-30174 and have some information.
If you are interested, let me know.
22. December 2024 access_time 14:53
Dear Mr Beck, I am investigating the allied air crashes in my district of Osterholz in Germany. In the distant future I would like to write down the results and thereby keep alive the memory of the fallen and survivors of the Second World War. For your information, the crash site of your father is not near Aurich but near Wallhöfen in the district of Osterholz.
Other sources refer to the Boeing B-17 as Lady Luck II. Did I understand you correctly that the nickname was actually Gorgeous Hussey?
Is it possible that you can send me the above photo in a better quality? It’s just to better analyse the picture. I will respect all your rights to the image. In the photo it looks like a cloud of smoke is rising in the background. Her father’s plane is already extinguished at this point. It also looks as if a person is descending to the ground on a parachute. But this could also be an optical illusion. At the very least, it would indicate another crash or an act of combat. On the other hand, the soldiers in the photo look quite ‘relaxed’, which in turn would not indicate another crash.
I am glad that your father survived the crash in my home country and wish you a Merry Christmas.
22. December 2024 access_time 14:23
Hello Olaf, I also live near the crash site. I am currently researching all the crash sites in the district of Osterholz and would be delighted if you could share your knowledge with me. I am particularly interested in the exact location. I can only narrow it down vaguely based on the stories of other contemporary witnesses.
Many greetings and a Merry Christmas.