David M Harman

Military
Sgt. David M. Harman 351st Bomb Group/509th Bomb Squadron; Polebrook England UPL 63773 UPL 63773 Sgt. David M. Harman 351st Bomb Group/509th Bomb Squadron; Polebrook England B-17 Ball Turret Gunner on 42-30499 My Princess. POW Stalag Luft IV

David M. Harman personal photograph

Object Number - UPL 63773 - Sgt. David M. Harman 351st Bomb Group/509th Bomb Squadron; Polebrook England B-17 Ball Turret Gunner on 42-30499 My Princess. POW Stalag Luft IV

Prisoner of War (POW). A/C #42-30499 damaged on mission to Berlin, Ger. on June 21, 1944. Crew bailed out over Germany and were taken POW (7 POW). The pilot, co-pilot and navigator flew back to the UK and landed the badly damaged plane (3 RTD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Hopper E Biddle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6719041
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert C Bukow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James G Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 330th Service Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6763002
  • Role/Job: Mess Sergeant

James H Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39409518
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer

Howard R Hibbard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815900
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-Q, serial number 42-30499) nicknamed "My Princess" of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten on slide casing: 'RQ:Q, My Princess.'

42-30499

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Princess
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 June 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Personal Family Photo

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MACR 42-20499

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MACR 42-30499

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-30499 and the ball turret gunner, David Harman, mentioned in the A/C description.

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Added S/N and a POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added "Role/job" per info mentioned in the A/C description.

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Updated "Summary biography" per info mentioned in the A/C description.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

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Sgt. David M. Harman 351st Bomb Group/509th Bomb Squadron; Polebrook England

Object number: UPL 63773 - Sgt. David M. Harman 351st Bomb Group/509th Bomb...