| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 145 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (30 July 1943) |
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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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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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 | - |
This page was last updated on 18 September 2022
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
15. June 2025 access_time 19:00
Just out of curiosity I too am related how were you
18. June 2025 access_time 20:20
Shawn,
Carmelo is my great grandfather’s first cousin. Carmelo’s grandmother, Margherita Rolle, is my great great grandfather’s sister. My family lived in Morenci before relocating to Yuma.
Respectfully,
Kellen
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.
25. January 2025 access_time 13:24
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