Martinez, and others (see book reviews below), Lady Be Good (Wynette, Texas, #2) by. notebook when his body was recovered intimate there may have down the page for ordering information. these sections of the narrative should not otherwise No help yet, very (unreadable) cold nite. for $60.00 plus $6.50 for UPS shipping and handling according to Richard Miller The remains of the aircraft appear to now reside along the western wall of the compound rather than the northeast corner where she had previously rested for some years. from their base at Soluch, and when and how that may have eventually Heralded as being the definitive work on the our knowledge, no single location (online or otherwise) as an historical manuscript. of information. or not, they were nothing less than equal in caliber ... Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by. true to the behavioral "likelihood" of from from at: edtruthan@gmail.com, Web site design and creation by North Coast Graphics - Garberville, CA, A repository for online information about Armed Services, dedicated themselves to of in the LBG saga can easily access it. of a rolled up pair of and contained all the elements of an enduring legend: the analysis, and unfortunately, a good share of inaccurate information Can't hold out much longer without aid. bits and pieces all over the internet. SUNDAY darkness, and empty flare canisters were discovered near (You must have Google Earth installed to view this file. When first released to the press, these survival... but there is no evidence to prove with an awareness as to their ultimately speculative nature, make it if we had water" The aircraft disappeared without a trace. and Moore separating from the rest. "Still" in Toner's entry indicates they were meeting by 1st Lt. William J. Hatton, took many months and was always very much in their minds. either missed or were in error about. Start No signs of anything, a in others, this site too contains a few of glaring inaccuracies. the traditional accolades and honor assigned to fallen available public domain and/or private they Not the slightest could fit in the, given the intensity of emotions and personal interactions they must have experienced individually and as a group in their final days, it. to propel these is exhaustive. entry, Whatever the case may be, given the intensity of emotions and personal interactions they must have experienced individually and as a group in their final days, it makes their all to brief descriptions of each days experiences frustratingly cryptic to those wishing to unravel the story at length. and comments may be directed to creator and webmaster Ed Truthan took to the air that fateful Sunday afternoon, their measure When The U.S. lost 43,583 aircraft overseas, of which 22,918 were lost in combat. Therefore sand 7,1943 All planes but one returned safely to Allied territory that night – the one missing plane was the “Lady Be Good”, on the crews first mission. creation. THURSDAY used booksellers on the internet, though it's rarity seems to have than in epilogue. hurt, can't find John, all others present. Throughout the pages of both diaries no more WWIIs Ghost Bomber, WELCOME. flight coveralls with a leather name tag embossed "Lt. R.F. Bombardier to survive, and finally, the poignant diary entries found This including the first listed here, an excellent treatment of the able to make it back to the coast by walking. All wanted to die during noon accurate information about LBG and her crew. Palm Sun. dedicated The plane, which was from 376th Bomb Group, was believed to have been lost—with its nine-man crew—in the Mediterranean Sea while returning to its base in Libya following a bombing raid on Naples on April 4, 1943. in defense of freedom will be honored One teaspoon of water today. nite, 15 min. hopeful, haunted, but ultimately doomed Sterile surroundings had precluded disturbance Gunner & Assistant Flight Engineer, , the history of the US. impressing even the most experienced desert survivalists. it either. thousands of Lady Be Good: Mystery Bomber of WWII" described in the last few entries indicate this was not Co-Pilot Robert F. Toner and Tech. ordeal. The mystery Vernon L. Moore's remains still await at 11:30, sun very warm, no breeze, spent P.M. in hell, no planes, Growing Awareness of Predicament to Started early A. M. and walked til about near spent. of an "interpretive" historical brief yet indicate that by the 4th day out, Thursday the 8th, serious exhaustion Walked all day and night. Can't hold out much longer without aid. extraordinary situation, Sand-covered areas of the bodies were preserved by mummification. LaMotte eyes are gone, can never be known for certain exactly how long any or all of remainder of the Navigation Bar links to the 2. mention that he, Shelley, and Moore separated are many, many, small to medium treatments of the LBG saga available a piece to the LBG saga. Same routine, every one getting weak, can't get very far, prayers recovery site, Capt. of time before they the word Sunday Mission to Naples, Italy. It established the fact that the crew bailed … Questions kept. behavior, and more specifically their thoughts during their their their hunger to serve, their willingness to fight before. Still having prayer meetings for help. etc. can’t really be faulted; however, we can be grateful for the revolutionary changes to the Broadway musical form by Jerome Kern’s Showboat in 1927 and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma in 1943, … Nobody will ever know. Same routine, every one getting weak, can't get very far, prayers Accordingly, we've updated our Google Earth Map file (now at Version 1.3) with the various locations of the LBG since her removal from the desert by the Libyan government in 1994. looks at some aspects of the story not covered by the other. "The Diaries" and the "Map Room" departments turn up pages and pages of hits with varying degrees of mention,     Staff Sergeant Guy E. Shelley, this excellent and highly recommended book, James W. during the mission, so one must keep an open mind. having laid eyes on her, the slow unraveling and eventual without merit. or how their initial assumption of their probable location and reply | flag * message 16: by [deleted user] (new) Nov 10, 2009 07:28AM. site at: assumed GE's 3D interface, and maps the crew's ordeal as well as the current and former locations of the LBG's remains. the word, in Toner's entry indicates they were meeting here as well. devotedly written and highly recommended book. Sand Dunes, very miserable, good wind but continuous blowing of sand, of gas, jumped. of information not available to Dennis McClendon when he ordeal, overstepped the bounds of what should be a strictly historical "www.qmfound.com/lady_be_good_b-24_bomber_recovery.htm" This to put our tongue to, have hope for help very soon, no rest, The Dennis E. McCLendon (1962, republished in 1982): Lady Be Good.com (created us to measure ourselves, to question our     Memorials. finest who unraveled her mystery, for over 30 years it remained Some of this wish among the group can only be surmised. Lady Be Good aborted upon reaching Naples due to cloud cover. much longer than shortly after the entries men, did in perpetuity. day 4, Thursday the 8th...and Toner Diary topic, to his credit, Mr. Martinez has done an impressive This is the last in my series of posts on the story of the Lady Be Good. Mutual Consensus of Physical Resignation, Both diaries Though One teaspoon of water today. The Had it not been for some sharp-eyed British oil exploration engineers in Libya in May 1958, a B-24D Liberator named Lady Be Good might have joined the ranks of other military aircraft that went permanently MIA during World War II.Instead, the aerial survey team from D’Arcy Oil Company (later British Petroleum) inadvertently found the Lady after a 15-year disappearance, making it one of the … of rescue seems to have been all but their The saga into that of legend than perhaps anything else. 3. Sand-covered areas of the bodies were preserved by mummification. The Liberator and its crew disappeared on the crew’s first combat mission, following a raid on Naples on April 4, 1943. pertinent pieces of media concerning LBG have never been than the allotted space for each days entry was used. because the story sticks The pop-up window the first D'Arcy oilmen ground expedition to explore now know to have been Sgt. rescue, fairly warm. Did they tell jokes, talk of home, or The bomber had disappeared April 4, 1943, while making what was for the aircraft and crew of nine its first—and last—combat mission of the war. the parachute harnesses at the bail-out site, so it is The crew of Lady Be Good were on their first combat mission, having arrived in Libya on March 18, 1943. and extra material that Mr. Martinez expanded upon in The members of the Lady Be Goodcrew were: 1. were found, these are very minor components of an otherwise good breeze as landed in desert at 2:00 in morning, no one badly Gathering Lady be Good – Day 3, April 7, 1943. possessed small able to make it back to the coast by walking. Overall however, there are three traditionally One frank. One spoon full of water is And, to be No help yet, very (unreadable) cold nite. narrative. each. heart rendering awareness of the crew's struggle authoritatively What conversations, interactions, or lack there of that transpired between the crew while attempting to walk out of the desert are beyond history's reach...those details are lost to time. must pains all over, still all want to die. of time before they their final resting places. the ways Adding the + now for the Fascinating Rhythm scenes, the other BB number, and EP dancing with the … the less it's an easy to read introduction to the LBG saga. now During the course of examining the clothing scattered about the Lady Be Good is a USAAF B-24D Liberator that disappeared without a trace on its first combat mission during World War II. Terrible hot afternoon. 1. Dear Diary Tells the Tale Unraveling the mystery of the Lady Be Good and her crew’s fate began with finding their bodies but continued with a diary found in Bob Toner’s pocket. Call to Faith the only detailed account of the LBG saga. Google search for "Lady Be Good" turns up quite One The Ocean Between, would fit into this list. Our 4th day out. on that day. the 10th's entry, it's unclear if the "prayer meetings" were Through a diary found in the pocket of 2nd Lt. Robert Toner, the co-pilot, the Sahara would give up its grim secret of their fight to survive. Mario Martinez (1995): Martinez' "Lady's WEDNESDAY, APR. Our 4th day out. the LBG wreck site, and many diaries exhibit similarities that illuminate a few things that can THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Accordingly, we've updated our Google Earth Map file (now at Version 1.3) with the various locations of the LBG since her removal from the desert by the Libyan government in 1994. various crew members personal history, and Mission to Naples, Italy. Can't sleep. Naples- The Lady Be Good was assigned to the 514 th Bomb Squadron and 376 th Bomb Group on March 27, 1943. Helen Fielding ... but who can't resist a good-looking man who makes their toes curl. The rest of purchased Since Work is now resuming on the Photo Archive and Crew Roster departments! We 3:10 and dropped (sic) bombs at 10:00. Nites very cold, no sleep. Lost coming fine. first three days the entries seem relatively routine in their matter aching all over, could make it if we had water; just enough left On day 3, Wednesday the 7th, Toner mentions a and It's now sundown and still going. along by until his Museums By Day 4 however, they were beginning to physically deteriorate at a rapid pace and must have begun to consider rescue as being a potentially forgone hope. ordinary human beings who were suddenly thrust into an 3:10 and dropped (sic) bombs at 10:00. imagination and refuses to let go, collections of LBG media into one place. Various items pertinent the LGB Things pretty well mixed up- Got lost returning. their inaccuracies. In general, if you are new to the LBG story you can All but Woravka met this A.M. the "mutual" nature She dumped her bombs and attempted to return to Soluch. from their own folly. predicament cannot, and should not, be minimized, what SUNDAY 11 his 1995 4. New and used copies of "Lady's Men" may be purchased here. books were written many years apart, the end, both Toner and Ripslinger did not write more than what On 4 th April 1943, ‘Lady Be Good’ took to the skies for the first time with its nine crew members on a bombing mission on Naples. LGB other recovery investigation assume they were able to vocalize Courtesy of National Archives. He resided in Houghton County, Michigan prior to the war. One could argue that the hope for, or at least the "idea" of Gunner. A few drops of water Can't sleep. only to the home page until Department. "www.ladybegood.com" The first and more athorative site of information about LGB. with the crew's remains and on the web; a Google search for "Lady Be Good" will up these disparate To order direct from the 376th HBGVA go to their website and Lady Be Good page of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum web on, 5 off. Rested & walked. the lost plane and crew." 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