Douglas R Farris
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37718, Sgt Doug Farris was killed in Action (KIA) during a bombing run on Gdyna, Poland. The damaged aircraft was strafed by German fighters over Denmark on it's flight back to Thurleigh, England. It crashed on Samso Island, Denmark.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 8 October 1943
Events
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Other Alstrup, Samso Island, Denmark |
9 October 1943 | After the pilot left the formation in the damaged B-17, another squadron of German fighters attacked. The unit was commanded by Major Rolf Jung. The landing gear of the B-17 was lowered by Lt. Miles McCormick to indicate they could no longer fight. Jung is reported to have broken off the attack. The crew parachuted to safety but eventual capture around the village of Alstrup on Samso Island, Denmark. | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
9 October 1943 | Killed by attacking aircraft on bombing run over Gdyna, Poland. Credited with shooting down two German aircraft during battle. Sgt. Farris was then reported killed by another attacking aircraft with a 20mm round. |
Revisions
Various air combat reports, information from survivors, news accounts.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database