42-38052 LUCKY STEHLEY BOY

B-17G-25-DL 42-38052

711th SQ — L

 

Different crops of the same photo

 

Flight listings for 42-38052

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Pilot Notes
#11 (29-Jan-44) Frankfurt, Germany Marcy, C. H. Replaced Esterline; Not attack
#14 (04-Feb-44) Frankfurt, Germany Kreuzer, H. L. Not attack
#15 (05-Feb-44) Romilly-sur-Seine, France Pauling, H. S.  
#18 (10-Feb-44) Brunswick, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#19 (13-Feb-44) Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France Hudson, W. C. (replaced Hopla in 095)
#20 (20-Feb-44) Rostock, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#22 (24-Feb-44) Rostock, Germany Aaberg, C. A. Long delay
#23 (25-Feb-44) Regensburg, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#24 (28-Feb-44) Bois de la Justice, France Hudson, W. C.  
#26 (03-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany Hudson, W. C. ABORT heating fail
#27 (04-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany Hudson, W. C. ABORT not enough gas
#30 (09-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany Hudson, W. C. Landed at Hales Worth
#33 (15-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#35 (18-Mar-44) Munich, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#36 (20-Mar-44) Frankfurt, Germany Hudson, W. C.  
#38 (23-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany Reynolds, W. A.  
#39 (26-Mar-44) Cherbourg, France area Leigh, R. H.  
#42 (01-Apr-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#43 (08-Apr-44) Rheine, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#44 (09-Apr-44) Warnemunde, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#45 (10-Apr-44) Diest Schaffen, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#46 (11-Apr-44) Arnimswalde, Poland Sollars, J. A.  
#47 (13-Apr-44) Augsburg, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#53 (26-Apr-44) Brunswick, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#54 (27-Apr-44) French coast Sollars, J. A.  
#56 (29-Apr-44) Berlin, Germany Pleticha, J. F. swapped with Otto in A gp
#66 (20-May-44) Liege, Belgium Moriarty, T. F.  
#67 (22-May-44) Kiel, Germany Noyd, J. W. AB Spare
#70 (25-May-44) Brussels, Belgium Sollars, J. A. Ret’d, spare
#74 (30-May-44) St. Pol-Siracourt, France Sollars, J. A.  
#75 (31-May-44) Hamm, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#76 (02-Jun-44) Wimereux, France Sollars, J. A.  
#81 (05-Jun-44) Le Touquet, France Sollars, J. A.  
#84 (06-Jun-44) Argentan, France Sollars, J. A.  
#85 (07-Jun-44) Nantes, France Brandt, G. C. Landed at Ridgewell
#87 (11-Jun-44) Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France Sollars, J. A.  
#89 (14-Jun-44) Florennes, Belgium Sollars, J. A.  
#90 (15-Jun-44) Misburg, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#92 (19-Jun-44) St.Jean D’Angely, France Sollars, J. A.  
#96 (23-Jun-44) St. Quentin, France Pattee, D. G.  
#99 (25-Jun-44) Vercors, France Area #1 Bloecker, W. R.  
#101 (29-Jun-44) Bohlen, Germany Sollars, J. A.  
#103 (06-Jul-44) Pas de Calais / Sourtrecourt, France Pattee, D. G. AB Spare, filled in for #206
#104 (07-Jul-44) Meresburg, Germany Gunn, F. A.  
#108 (13-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Rohde, E. M  
#110 (16-Jul-44) Stuttgart, Germany Helms, E. T. Bombed Luneville
#111 (18-Jul-44) Cuxhaven, Germany Read, G. B. AB Spare
#113 (20-Jul-44) Merseburg, Germany Read, G. B.  
#115 (24-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Roberts, G. R,  
#116 (25-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Helms, E. T.  
#117 (27-Jul-44) Ostend, Belgium Helms, E. T.  
#119 (02-Aug-44) St. Dennis, France Read, G. B.  
#120 (04-Aug-44) Arras – Ostend, Belgium Read, G. B.  
#122 (07-Aug-44) Anizy le Chateau, France Pattee, D. G.  
#123 (08-Aug-44) Bretteville sur Laise, France Read, G. B.  
#124 (09-Aug-44) Aachen, Germany Read, G. B.  
#125 (11-Aug-44) Belfort, France Read, G. B.  
#128 (15-Aug-44) Handorf, Germany Read, G. B.  
#129 (16-Aug-44) Rositz, Germany Helms, E. T.  
#130 (18-Aug-44) St. Dizier, France Read, G. B.  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia Read, G. B.  
#132 (25-Aug-44) Rechlin, Germany Heinrich, D. B  
#133 (26-Aug-44) Brest, France Read, G. B.  
#134 (27-Aug-44) Berlin, Germany Heinrich, D. B  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany Read, G. B.  
#138 (05-Sep-44) Brest, France Read, G. B.  
#139 (08-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Read, G. B. Landed at Woodbridge
#150 (27-Sep-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Ungar, M. L.  
#151 (28-Sep-44) Merseburg, Germany Ungar, M. L.  
#169 (02-Nov-44) Merseburg, Germany Rosenblum, J. M.  
#176 (21-Nov-44) Koblenz, Germany Hayes, P. H.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Chandler, H. D.  
#182 (06-Dec-44) Merseburg, Germany Graves, P. A.  
#183 (10-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Hayes, P. H. Landed in France
#255 (17-Apr-45) Dresden, Germany Loyd, T. N.  

 

 

Coming in for a crash landing at Honington on March 27, 1945

Dealing with the twisted metal covered in oil.

 

At some point, the plane was referred to as EL MAL CENTAVO but the source of that reference (or if the plane was ever called by that name) is unknown.

 

Also on the Color Collection page.

 

Robert Femoyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for action aboard 42-38052 Lucky Stehley Boy.

 

 

Lucky Bastards’ Club certificate of Thomas Watson, who flew missions as a tail gunner on 42-38052 Lucky Stehley Boy.

See the growing collection of Lucky Bastard’s Club certificates from the 447th BG.

 

 


Some photos/information provided by:

  • Janice Jones, niece of Thomas Watson

Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database