43-37830 LADY JANE / STINKY / LADY LOVE

B-17G-70-BO 43-37830

708th SQ — L

Photo between July 1944 and March 1945, to be established by mission count.

 

Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Hunter 6/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 19/6/44; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/6/44

 

Flight listings for 43-37830

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
#103 (06-Jul-44) Pas de Calais / Sourtrecourt, France Young, J. E. Long delay
#104 (07-Jul-44) Meresburg, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#105 (08-Jul-44) St.Andre De L’eure / Nogent, France Thomas, M. G.  
#106 (11-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#107 (12-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#108 (13-Jul-44) Munich, Germany Hawkins, R. D. wounded
#109 (14-Jul-44) Area 10, France Thomas, M. G.  
#110 (16-Jul-44) Stuttgart, Germany Thomas, M. G. spare
#111 (18-Jul-44) Cuxhaven, Germany Polansky, J. G. AB Spare
#112 (19-Jul-44) Ebelsbach, Germany Lakeman, L. F.  
#113 (20-Jul-44) Merseburg, Germany Westrope, R. A.  
#115 (24-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Thomas, M. G.  
#116 (25-Jul-44) St. Lo, France Thomas, M. G.  
#117 (27-Jul-44) Ostend, Belgium Thomas, M. G.  
#118 (01-Aug-44) Areas 10 & 14, France Phillips, G. W.  
#120 (04-Aug-44) Arras – Ostend, Belgium Noonan, J. F.  
#122 (07-Aug-44) Anizy le Chateau, France Thomas, M. G.  
#123 (08-Aug-44) Bretteville sur Laise, France Thomas, M. G.  
#124 (09-Aug-44) Aachen, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#125 (11-Aug-44) Belfort, France Thomas, M. G.  
#126 (13-Aug-44) Seine river area, France Mahl, D. E.  
#128 (15-Aug-44) Handorf, Germany Thorpe, T. G.  
#129 (16-Aug-44) Rositz, Germany Adam, R. F.  
#131 (24-Aug-44) Brux, Czechoslovakia Adams, J. M.  
#132 (25-Aug-44) Rechlin, Germany Thomas, M. G.  
#133 (26-Aug-44) Brest, France Thomas, M. G.  
#134 (27-Aug-44) Berlin, Germany Carter, J. M.  
#135 (30-Aug-44) Bremen, Germany Adams, J. M. Leaflets
#136 (01-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Zalewski, T.  
#137 (03-Sep-44) Brest, France Phillips, G. W.  
#138 (05-Sep-44) Brest, France Carter, J. M.  
#139 (08-Sep-44) Mainz, Germany Thomas, M. G. Landed in France, crew OK
#161 (17-Oct-44) Cologne, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#162 (18-Oct-44) Kassel, Germany Lubinsky, M. returned???
#164 (22-Oct-44) Munster, Germany Schell, L. J.  
#165 (25-Oct-44) Harburg, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#166 (26-Oct-44) Hanover, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#170 (04-Nov-44) Hamburg, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#171 (05-Nov-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#174 (11-Nov-44) Oberlahnstein, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#175 (16-Nov-44) Duren, Germany Lubinsky, M. Landed at Welford Park
#178 (26-Nov-44) Hamm, Germany Jepsen, C. H.  
#179 (27-Nov-44) Bingen, Germany Wessling, J. V. slated #230
#180 (30-Nov-44) Lutzkendorf, Germany Rosenblum, J. M.  
#181 (04-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Leverett, W. W.  
#182 (06-Dec-44) Merseburg, Germany Scanlon, T. H.  
#183 (10-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Hysong, J. W.  
#184 (11-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#185 (12-Dec-44) Darmstadt, Germany Baker, J. G.  
#186 (15-Dec-44) Hannover, Germany Rosenblum, J. M. ABORT Eng out
#187 (18-Dec-44) Mainz, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#188 (24-Dec-44) Babenhausen, Germany Lubinsky, M.  
#189 (28-Dec-44) Koblenz, Germany Beighley, W. L. slated #220
#190 (30-Dec-44) Mannheim, Germany Gulick, E. E. took Schreiner’s crew
#191 (31-Dec-44) Wenzendorf, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#192 (01-Jan-45) Dollberg, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#193 (02-Jan-45) Nalbach, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#194 (03-Jan-45) Koblenz, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#195 (05-Jan-45) Waxweiler, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#196 (06-Jan-45) Worms, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#197 (07-Jan-45) Paderborn, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#198 (08-Jan-45) Frankfurt, Germany Baker, J. G. Replaced Hayes
#199 (10-Jan-45) Karlsruhe, Germany Schreiner, J. B. Landed at Manbury
#202 (15-Jan-45) Augsburg, Germany Russell, J. L.  
#203 (16-Jan-45) Dessau, Germany Schreiner, J. B. Landed at Sandoft
#204 (20-Jan-45) Heilbronn, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#207 (01-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Russell, J. L.  
#208 (03-Feb-45) Berlin, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#212 (15-Feb-45) Cottbus, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#213 (16-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#214 (19-Feb-45) Wesel, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#216 (22-Feb-45) Aalen, Germany Schreiner, J. B. Lost Formation
#217 (23-Feb-45) Crailsheim, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#218 (24-Feb-45) Bremen, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#219 (25-Feb-45) Neuberg, Germany Malone, E. G.  
#220 (26-Feb-45) Berlin, Germany Gurney, H. J.  
#221 (27-Feb-45) Leipzig, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#222 (01-Mar-45) Ulm, Germany Phaneuf, R. K. BECCLAS(?) Replaced by #502
#226 (08-Mar-45) Frankfurt, Germany Schreiner, J. B.  
#228 (10-Mar-45) Dortmund, Germany Haig, A. N. MISSING; A/C salvaged at A-84

 

Damaged, forced landing on Continent on March 10, 1945; written off and salvaged.

Haig crew aboard 43-37830 during the mission on March 10, 1945.

Lt A Haig Pilot
Lt G Paxton Co-Pilot
Lt C Brablet Navigator
C/ P Swiss Bombardier
C/ R Rietz Top Turret Gunner
C/ W Tully Radio Operator
C/ W McGlynn Ball Turret Gunner
C/ C Whatley Waist Gunner
C/ R Titus Tail Gunner

 

 

 

 

Later named “Stinky” — photo date unknown, to be established by mission count

 

 

Unidentified crew with Stinky

 

Name LADY LOVE per Leonard Hessenauer’s diary

 

 


Some photos/information provided by:

  • Joe Shelby Scrapbook courtesy Larry Wyatt / family of Jay Wyatt 

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