Monuments
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Memorial
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Crash Site Marker
Name:
John Austin Luttrell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
19126937
Unit:
412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-10
State:
California
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt John Austin Luttrell was the tail gunner of the B-17 42-30105 “Slightly Dangerous” when it took off from station 119 Horham, Suffolk, UK at 0600 on a mission to Le Bourget. At 0815 it was shot down by German fighters. With two of its engines on fire, part of the crew managed to jump before it exploded in midair and crashed in the village of St-Didier-des-Bois.