
Production-block:
B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 385th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 551st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: HR-K
MACR: 961
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.
Last updated: 19. October 2018
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