B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-38035 / Mr. Lucky

History of
B-17 42-38035 / Mr. Lucky

Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/43; Kearney 7/12/43; Presque Is 12/12/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-B] Gt Ashfield 16/12/43; battle damaged Ulm 1/3/45 with Charles Armbruster, rest ? (8 Killed in Action); col with 42-38273, tail cut off with tg Joe Jones, who floated down and survived; crashed on farm near Ostend, Bel; MR. LUCKY.

Last updated: 5. October 2017

B-17 42-38035 / Mr. Lucky Details

Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38273 on 1 March 1945.