Shelby J Harris
Military
Museum object reference no. BAM_0560 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Associated Shelby J. Harris by name given in caption
Object Number - UPL 18651 - Capt. Shelby J. 'Jack' Harris, Flight Commander of the 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. Museum object reference no. BAM_0560
P-51D a/c# 44-1333. On 5 July 1944, part of a group of 52 P-51s on area support mission over Beauvais, France. While strafing Chateau-Thierry airfield,
Capt. Harris was hit by flak and bailed out at 0935hrs 10 miles west of the airfield. Prisoner of War (POW)
One JU-88 destroyed on ground
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Unknown |
France | 5 July 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6555 / MACR 6555; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
