Lady's Men: The Saga of Lady Be Good and Her Crew a Haunting Story of the Second World War

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In April 1943, an American Liberator bomber, based at Soluch in Libya and christened 'Lady Be Good', vanished mysteriously after an abortive mission over Naples. No one at the time had any idea what had become of the plane or her crew. She simply disappeared with no reports of a crash, or of her having been the victim of enemy fire. But in wartime life falls in value and the crew were simply reported as 'Missing, presumed dead'. Then, fifteen years later, in May, 1958, BP oilmen on an aerial reconnaissance over ...
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United Kingdom 1995 Cloth First Edition Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall. In April 1943 "Lady Be Good", an American World War II Liberator bomber, vanished at ... night while returning to her base near Benghazi, Libya, after a dusk mission to Naples. Attempts to find her proved unsuccessful. 15 years later, BP Oil geologists accidentally spotted her-almost intact-from the air, while on an aerial reconnaissance over South Central Libya. The sighting was reported to the US air base in Tripoli, but there was no investigation. A second sighting by the BP oilmen was reported to the RAF, but again no interest was shown. In February 1959 "Lady Be Good" was seen for the third time, and her eventual ground discovery was to result in the story of the aircraft and her crew's desperate fight to survive in hostile surroundings. The saga is one which Mario Martinez has researched for years. This is his account of what happened to "LBG", how she was found, and the significance of her crew's struggle to surv Read more Show Less

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1995 Hardcover 1st 1995 Fine in very good dust jacket. The Story of World War II's Mystery Bomber and her Crew. A Haunting Story of the Second World War. Brown boards, gilt ... title to spine. B/w plates. ix and 196 pages. Corners lightly bumped else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper in almost fine condition. [S] *****PLEASE NOTE: This item is shipping from an authorized seller in Europe. In the event that a return is necessary, you will be able to return your item within the US. To learn more about our European sellers and policies see the BookQuest FAQ section***** Read more Show Less

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In April 1943, an American Liberator bomber, based at Soluch in Libya and christened 'Lady Be Good', vanished mysteriously after an abortive mission over Naples. No one at the time had any idea what had become of the plane or her crew. She simply disappeared with no reports of a crash, or of her having been the victim of enemy fire. But in wartime life falls in value and the crew were simply reported as 'Missing, presumed dead'. Then, fifteen years later, in May, 1958, BP oilmen on an aerial reconnaissance over south-central Libya spotted the remarkably well preserved remains of a Liberator bomber on a gravel plain 440 miles from Benghazi, a town near Soluch, the original destination of the missing plane. It seemed impossible that this could be the wreckage of 'Lady Be Good', so far from her intended flight path. But so indeed it proved to be. Intrigued by this remarkable story, Mario Martinez set out to discover what had really happened to the ill-fated craft and her crew. His detailed examination of all the available evidence make this book a compelling story of the tragic end to a mission destined for disaster.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780850523782
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
  • Publication date: 9/1/1994
  • Pages: 256

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