Origal Items: One-of-a-kd set. Staff Sergent John A Fcke ASN 38352171 om New Mexi was a Tail Gunner aboard the B-17 bomber LADY GAY and was a member of the 8th Air Force, 452nd Bombardment Group, 730th Bomb Squadron. Sergent Fcke flew an astoundg 36 bat missns between Febary 6th, 1945 and April 16t
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- THE LADY GAY
- HAMPTON FIRE: LADY GAY OWNERS 'ABSOLUTELY VASTATED' TO LOSE HISTORIC DUNKIRK EVACUATN SHIPTHE SHIP WAS NSIRED 'ONE OF THE FAY'GETSURREYBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHLOE CLARKE13:06, 5 MAY 2021BOOKMARKDUNKIRK LTLE SHIP LADY GAY SEEN DURG HAPPIER TIM ON THE ADLS VETERANS CISE, RIVER THAM, SEPTEMBER 2015 (IMAGE: TOM ALLETT)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY ROUNDUPS OF THE BIGGT HEADL AS WELL AS ALL THE LATT BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY ROUNDUPS OF THE BIGGT HEADL AS WELL AS ALL THE LATT BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- ORIGAL WWII 730TH BOMB SQUADRON B-17 "LADY GAY" TAIL GUNNER GROUPG - DISTGUISHED FLYG CROSS
THE LADY GAY
Andrew Rowan Summers’ selectn of Anglo-Amerin material evok the romance of the impossibly dire that is unique to tragic ballads, where "the lady gay" fds herself suatns of woeful distrs wh no help sight. The Lady Gay. The Lady Gay - a Dunkirk evacuatn ship - and s 87-year long history were "totally lost" after beg stroyed a Hampton fire this week.
HAMPTON FIRE: LADY GAY OWNERS 'ABSOLUTELY VASTATED' TO LOSE HISTORIC DUNKIRK EVACUATN SHIPTHE SHIP WAS NSIRED 'ONE OF THE FAY'GETSURREYBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHLOE CLARKE13:06, 5 MAY 2021BOOKMARKDUNKIRK LTLE SHIP LADY GAY SEEN DURG HAPPIER TIM ON THE ADLS VETERANS CISE, RIVER THAM, SEPTEMBER 2015 (IMAGE: TOM ALLETT)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY ROUNDUPS OF THE BIGGT HEADL AS WELL AS ALL THE LATT BREAKG NEWSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR DAILY ROUNDUPS OF THE BIGGT HEADL AS WELL AS ALL THE LATT BREAKG NEWSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
The current owners of Lady Gay, who gave their nam as Jason and Christe, are "absolutely vastated" by the loss, acrdg to the Associatn of Dunkirk Ltle Ships (ADLS).
ORIGAL WWII 730TH BOMB SQUADRON B-17 "LADY GAY" TAIL GUNNER GROUPG - DISTGUISHED FLYG CROSS
Ian Gilbert, veterans cise aniser for ADLS, said: "Jason and Christe are absolutely vastated to lose Lady Gay. Lady Gay, like all Dunkirk Ltle Ships is absolutely unique.
Lady Gay was a passn for Jason and Christe. " Lady Gay had a length of 36ft 2s and a beam of 10ft 10s - every part of which was ma by hand by Eric and Gee Davi, the craftsmen who signed and built 1934. He has fond memori of the Lady Gay when he attend the Veteran's Cise wh Garth, who died 2019 aged 99.
Mr Allett ntued: "[Garth] joed the Veterans’ Cise every year om 2010 to 2018 and had the privilege of sailg on the Lady Gay on at least two ocsns.