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Aircraft

Lucky Lass

Aircraft Serial #: 42-97673

Lucky Lass

B-17 42-97673 at Langford Lodge,Base Air Depot No 3, AAF Station 597 presumably in early 1945. Note the WW prefix on the tail, this denotes this aircraft had been classed as War-Weary, as evidenced from the large amount of mission tally markers painted on its nose. This aircraft was later flown back to the USA to await the scrap-man Notice it has a code of LN-E.

Names: Lucky Lass

Squadron: 350th | Squadron Marking: LN | Tail Marking: W

Squadron 2: 350th | Squadron 2 Marking: LN | Tail Marking 2: E

Pilot: N/A N/A

Notes

"Lucky Lass" - Lt. Ivosevic Crew

Crew Information

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History

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DateEvent
January 23, 1944Denver
January 24, 1944Accepted into Inventory
March 13, 1944Hunter
April 29, 1944Grenier
May 3, 1944Assigned to UK
June 20, 1945Returned Zone of the Interior - Bradley
June 22, 1945South Plains
December 10, 1945Kingman, Arizona
December 10, 1945Kingman, Arizona

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Additional Photos

Lucky Lass 297673

War Weary Lucky Lass LN-E