Information on Piccadilly Lily - B-17 F # 42-5864 & Piccadilly Lilly -B-17 G #42-37800

I am trying to research the  history of these two aircraft who were attached to the  100Tth BG /351 st BS'".The  Bloody Hundredth ."
Piccadilly Lily-  #42-5864 - B-17 F-30-VE - 1943 ?and Piccadilly Lilly II- B-17G  VE- #42-37800, 1944 ?

Ernie,
If you want some history of the two a/c just go to the AIRCRAFT by Name section on the DATABASE pages on the website www.100thbg.com  and enter the first few letters of the name. Also go to the MACR section for the report on Capt. Murphy's crew,and for aircraft photos just enter their names on the SEARCH section and all pages for the ships will come up. Should assist you abit in whatever your looking for.
 
Jack  
 

Hi Michael,
your uncle (TAPS,Feb.1963)  went down with the 2nd Lt. Lucious G. Lacy crew,see the post below by the son of a crew member on that crew on this 100th BG FORUM page reference the 42-31389 LUCIOUS LUCY topic.
 
The Capt Murphy crew   http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/crews/crews4/murphy.htm
did have survivors that were captured and became POW's until liberated. Can you pick out your uncle in their crew photo? Capt Murphy's remains were removed from the German cemetery after the war and returned to the United States at the request of the family and  is buried in Waltham,MA,check the websites  www.100thbg.com  STATESIDE cemetery pages for a photo of his grave.
 
Jack
 

JMB -
I have a pretty rare book in my Collection -
The Last Flight of Piccadilly Lily by Paul Andrews.
It is a detailed account , quite a story.
Mike

Sorry I hold no KU-Reports.
Jens-Michael