Lady V
834th Bomb Squadron (H)

Call Sign: DEEPSEAT R ROGER
Serial Number: 43-37856
Type: B17G-70-BO
First Mission: ??/??/44    Last Mission: 04/10/45    Number of Missions: 21+

The above picture was taken of the Lady V (Red R) after the war. On her last mission she was badly damaged and was forced down in the Netherlands. Her pilot, LT Vanderhoef, made an emergency landing at Venlo airfield. The crew would be returned, but the aircraft would not. Lady V was parked next to the former German air tower until August 1947 when she was finally scrapped.

The Lady V served with the 833rd BS before being transferred to the 834th. The Lady V was also damaged and made an emergency landing at Amiens (or Lille), France on the Oct 14th mission. The pilot, LT Hughes, and his crew were repatriated to the 486th the next day. The aircraft was also retrieved and returned to service. She would be transferred to the 834th and given the ID letter R.

This picture, and others, along with aircraft history were submitted by Dr. Hub Groeneveld. Dr. Groeneveld would appreciate any additional information.

The list below is a list of pilots known to have flown Lady V into combat. A complete crew list is currently unavailable.
Name Rank Position First Mission Last Mission Status
Clinard   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/?? Flew the 08/16/44 to Rositz.
Hughes   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/?? Flew the 10/14/44 to Köln and made an emergency landing at Amiens (Lille?).
Adams   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/?? Flew the 12/23/44 mission to Hamburg
Dauenhauer   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Flew the 02/03/45 mission to Berlin
Johnstone   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Flew the 02/21/45 mission to Nörnberg.
Jackson   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Flew the 03/02/45 mission to Dresden.
Pankow   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Flew the 03/18/45 mission to Berlin
Stang   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Stang flew Lady V on 6 missions between 02/22/45 and 04/05/45.
Corbett   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/45 Flew the 04/07/44 mission to Parchim
Fusco   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/??  
Gibbs   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/??  
Rohan   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/??  
White   Pilot ??/??/44 ??/??/??  
Vanderhoef   Pilot   04/10/45 Flew to Briest Germany and made emergency landing at Venlo Airfield.

Created 04/08/99

Modified 03/08/00

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