John H. Luckadoo, Last Pilot From a Storied Bomber Group, Dies at 103

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As part of a unit known as the Bloody 100th, he flew 25 harrowing missions in his B-17 bomber over German-held territory during World War II.

By Clay Risen

John H. Luckadoo, the last surviving pilot from the storied 100th Bombardment Group, a war-battered unit of B-17 heavy bombers that flew missions deep over German-held territory during World War II, died on Sept. 1 in Dallas. He was 103.

His daughter, Elaine Abbott, said the death, in a hospice facility, was from congestive heart failure.