No Way Out: The Untold Story of the B-24 "Lady Be Good" and Her Crews

by Steven R. Whitby

Overview

Looks at the mystery surrounding the discovery of a WWII American bomber aircraft lost in 1943!

It was the first and only combat mission for the B-24 Liberator “Lady Be Good.” On April 4, 1943, she left her base on the North African coast of Libya to bomb the port city of Naples, Italy. She never returned to base. It was not until the spring of 1959 that “Lady Be Good” was discovered by a BP oil exploration team almost 500 miles into the Libyan Desert, virtually intact, with no trace of the crew.

• What happened to the “Lady Be Good” is explored in this book.
• Includes the search for the crew and the subsequent mission to find the two US Army personnel lost during the initial search.
• The author interviewed personnel who took part in the recovery effort, and has included many unpublished photos taken at the crash site during the first USAF visit in 1959.

Author Steven Whitby had always had an interest in the history of flight, especially World War II aircraft. As an 11-year-old, he read the story of the "Lady Be Good" in the March 7, 1960, issue of Life magazine and was hooked on the mystery ever since. This book is the result of his very extensive research on this decades-long mystery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764360374
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	10/28/2020
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	708,846
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Steven Whitby was born and raised in Southern California and, coming from a family with a background in aviation, had always had an interest in the history of flight, especially World War II aircraft. As an 11-year-old he read the story of the "Lady Be Good" in the March 7, 1960, issue of Life magazine and was hooked on the mystery ever since.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Introduction 8

Acknowledgments 9

Chapter 1 Genesis 10

Chapter 2 Lt. Rose's Crew 16

Chapter 3 Lt. Hatton's Crew 36

Chapter 4 The Mission 46

Chapter 5 Bailout 54

Chapter 6 The Discovery 60

Chapter 7 The First USAF / US Army Flight to the Crash Site 80

Chapter 8 The Inspection 90

Chapter 9 The Search for the Crew 130

Chapter 10 The Discovery of Five Crew Remains 162

Chapter 11 Search for the Final Four: Operation Climax 188

Chapter 12 Mysteries and the So-Called Curse of the Lady be Good 248

Index 255