Production-block:
B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 338th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 145
History of
B-17 42-30290 / Lucky Lady II
Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX–] Snetterton 12/6/43; MIA Kassel 30/7/43 Pilot: Carmelo Pelusi, Navigator: Mayer Hurwitz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Walter Koch, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Holleman, Waist Gunner: Earl McCloy (5KIA); Co-Pilot: Don Falk, Bombardier: Bruce Yarwood, Radio Operator: Delbert Williams, Waist Gunner: Don Ross, Tail Gunner: Elmon Fisk (5POW); Enemy aircraft, two engines out, another smoking, so jettisoned bomb load, crashed Tielrode, 12 miles W of Antwerp, Belgium. MACR 145. LUCKY LADY II.
Last updated: 18. September 2022
B-17 42-30290 / Lucky Lady II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Carmelo Piano Pelusi, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | Donald Elstrom Falk | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Mayer Isaiah Hurwitz | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Bruce Yarwood | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Walter Austin Koch | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Delbert Jay Williams | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert Charles Holleman | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Earl Louis McCloy | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald Wallace Ross | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Elmon Fisk | POW | - |
26. December 2022 access_time 7:30
I have some newspaper articles about my father Bruce Yarwood. Is there somewhere I can post them?
15. February 2023 access_time 23:44
William – I’m distantly related to Carmelo Pelusi, Jr. I’d be interested to learn more about your father’s wartime experience!
Thank you,
Kellen Quinn
30. August 2023 access_time 8:50
I’m interested in this too. I live near the crachsite. grts ken
12. November 2024 access_time 18:53
Hello Ken, Bruce Yarwood was my Grandfather, he unfortunately died before I was born. I read the story of the Lucky Lady II, it made me wonder about the plane after it crashed. I have always imagined that somewhere around Tielrode, Belgium that in a barn or shop is a piece of the plane. Have you visited the site at all? Take care.