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.)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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.