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World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Pilot
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Here you will find information about retired Maj. John H. "Lucky" Luckadoo, B-17 Flying Fortress pilot of the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group (H); the legendary "Bloody Hundredth".
Maj. Luckadoo's harrowing story of survival and incredible luck in the terror-filled skies over Nazi-occupied Europe during the early days of the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force's strategic daylight bombing campaign is captured in the pages of his biography Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History by New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Kevin Maurer.
In 2024, the story of Maj. Luckadoo's combat unit, the 100th Bomb Group, premiered across millions of television screens in the critically acclaimed Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg Apple TV+ miniseries "Masters of the Air"; a production on which Maj. Luckadoo served as a technical consultant.