Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-DL: 42-3189 to 42-3228 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 333rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TS-W, QE-W |
| MACR | 114 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3190 / Mr Five by Five aka Nip ‘N Tuck
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-W] Rougham /43; (332BS [QE-W] Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/7/43 with Capt Kee Harrison*, Co-pilot: Dave Turner*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Curtis*, Ball turret gunner: Jefferson Polk (3 evaded capture – these three* eventually walked to Spain and returned UK); Navigator: Bob Conroy, Bombardier: Roscoe Greene, Radio Operator: Chas McNemar, Ball turret gunner: Jefferson Polk, Waist gunner: Earl Porath, Waist gunner: Dick Lewis,Tail gunner: Einos Asiala (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #2 & #4 and destroying oxygen bottles, crash landed Berengeville-la-Campagne, five miles NE of Evreux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 114. MR FIVE BY FIVE aka NIP ‘N TUCK. (Restored by Luftwaffe.)
B-17 42-3190 / Mr Five by Five aka Nip ‘N Tuck Details
Shot down by Oblt. Egon Mayer, III./JG2.
B-17 42-3190 / Mr Five by Five aka Nip ‘N Tuck Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Ken H. Harrison | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | David H. Turner | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert T. Conroy | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Roscoe F. Greene | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | James H. Curtis | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Charles H. McNemar | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Jefferson D. Polk | EVD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Earl L. Porath | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Richard H. Lewis | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Einos Asiala | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
20. October 2022 access_time 7:46
The Captain’s name was Kee Harrison, not Ken. He was my uncle.
18. June 2025 access_time 12:01
Footage of the aircraft after it was brought down: https://x.com/i/status/1934652187818565656
17. December 2025 access_time 1:30
Jim Curtis did not evade. He was captured and was a POW.