B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30187 / Lulu Belle

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30187 / Lulu Belle
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 385th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 551st Bomb Squadron
RCL HR-K
MACR 961
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(24 August 1943)
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History of
B-17 42-30187 / Lulu Belle

Delivered: Cheyenne 24/4/43; Gore 6/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-K] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; MIA Evreux 24/8/43 Pilot: Maj Preston Piper, Co-Pilot: Vince Masters, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Luther Daniels, Radio Operator: Paul Schultz, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Armes, Tail Gunner: Lt Tom Morgan (6RTD); Navigator: Capt John Dewey, Bombardier: Lee Jones, Waist Gunner: Ed Sanders, Waist Gunner: Archie Cameron (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Atlantic, about 40 miles off Padstow, Cornwall; MACR 961. LULU BELLE.

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This page was last updated on 19 October 2018

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