Produktionsblock:
B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 bis 42-37893
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 511th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DS-R
MACR: 1658
Einsätze: 3
Geschichte der
B-17 42-37847
Delivered Denver 19/9/43; Scott 26/9/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-R] Polebrook 24/10/43; Missing in Action {3m} Solingen 1/12/43 with Jim Plant, Co-pilot: Fred Smith, Navigator: Fred Larson, Bombardier: Wayne Dillard, Radio Operator: Byron Hunter, Waist gunner: John Rowe, Waist gunner: Jake Hobbs,Tail gunner: John Hill (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Harkins; Ball turret gunner: Paul O’Neill (2 Killed in Action) enemy aircraft, crashed near Daun, 37 miles SW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1658.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 22. Oktober 2021
B-17 42-37847 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | James M. Plant | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Frederick A. Smith | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Fred Larson | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Wayne W. Billard | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Thomas F. Harkins | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Byron L. Hunter | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Paul C. O'Neill | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | John R. Rowe | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Jakey E. Hobbs | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John W. Hill | POW | - |
21. November 2022 access_time 19:18
This plaquette, remembering the dead of Thomas F. Harkins, was photografed by D Bauwens from Dreiss-Bruck in the Eifel in Germany.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5157797070991681&set=p.5157797070991681