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Legends Lady Luck Retro Tin Sign

Our ‘Lady Luck’ tin sign brings a bit of nostalgia to your bar or man cave. These vintage looking metal signs are much larger and more impressive in person, made from heavy gauge tin, and feature colorful, fade-resistant retro graphics and pre-punched holes for easy hanging.

12.5 inches x 16 inches

During the morning of August 1, 1943, day of the Ploesti mission, there was another crew, Pilot Tom Scriven’s crew, who was preparing to take their ship, “Lady Luck” #41-23778 F in the air. They encountered mechanical problems or overfueling on “Lady Luck”, so they had to switch over to another plane, “Scrappy II”. Unfortunately, “Scrappy II” was lost and all were killed at the target over Ploesti. This left “Lady Luck” without a crew and this is how Lt. Curelli and his crew (Buster’s crew) were assigned to the “Lady Luck” . This plane, #41-23778 F, once named “Jenny” was first piloted by another crew and had quite a history. Walter Patrick and Harold Samuelian were one time crew members of this B-24 and told me its story. They had already completed over 25 missions before the Ploesti mission and therefore did not take part in that mission. The aircraft #41-23778 F was one of the 1st B-24’s sent over to England by the 44th Bomb Group in Sept. 1942. The plane’s first mission was to Abbeyville, France on Dec. 12, 1942. It was also in the very first bombing mission into Germany in WWII over Wilhelmshaven, the German U Boat base, on Jan 27, 1943. On this mission, the plane barely made it home after being badly shot up (approx. 200 holes in it !) and having hydraulic problems. As pilot Jim Kahl was transferred and Tom Scriven became pilot the crew renamed the aircraft to “Lady Luck”, a name which came from a London (Barksdale Field) restaurant napkin given to Walter Hazelton, (a crew member) by his girlfriend.