| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RQ-P |
| MACR | 1550 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault, ditched (01 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3140 / Patty Ann II
Delivered Long Beach 23/2/43; Patterson 17/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-P] Polebrook 23/4/43; Missing in Action 19m Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Capt Eugene Harris, Co-pilot: Jim O’Donoghue, Navigator: Tom Briscoe, Bombardier: John McLain, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Tigue, Waist gunner: Harry Mellott,Tail gunner: Mitch Miles (7 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Orville Click, Ball turret gunner: Ray Smith, Waist gunner: Paul Lucyk (3 Returned to Duty); lost two engines through mechanical problems, but safely ditched Channel, however only three survived when rescue came nearly three days later. Missing Air Crew Report 1550. PATTY ANN II.
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This page was last updated on 19 July 2017
29. November 2022 access_time 3:40
Soon it will be 79 since the ditching of the Patty Ann II and the loss of seven brave men. The crew were a team, and they almost made it to the magic mission 25. Thank you, crew of the Patty Ann II, especially Capt. (posthumous) Harris, the pilot. Your granddaughters have your medals. We still have your bars too. RIP.
26. August 2025 access_time 1:12
My Great Uncle -My grandmother’s brother was the tail gunner on the Patty Ann II- Mitchell Donovan Miles. I’ld love to connect and learn any information you have. My grandmother never got over the loss of her brother and spoke of him often but never what happened. I believe my great grandmother, Etta Mae Miles, kept in contact with many of the other crew members mothers until her death.