| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 511th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DS-R |
| MACR | 1658 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 December 1943) |
| Missions: | 3 |
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History of
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.
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B-17 42-37847 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
This page was last updated on 22 October 2021
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.
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