Harold L James

Military
media-37733.png UPL 37733 Harold L. James

Richard Dieterle, from Find a Grave > Robert W. Schwellinger.

Object Number - UPL 37733 - Harold L. James

James was piloting B-24 #42-40774 "Heaven Can Wait" on a training flight on 25 June 1943 when he was involved in a mid-air-collision with B-24 #42-40687 piloted by 1st Lt Edward Foble. James managed to land the aircraft at Hethel, but his navigator 2nd Lt Charles Quantell was killed in the accident.



Interned in Turkey while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid on 1 August 1943 in B-24 #42-40744.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Hugh R McLaren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35370265
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner

Robert W Schwellinger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Harold M Thompson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39092072
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Earl L Zimmerman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16098186
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-40744

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

42-40774

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned

1 August 1943

Born

Temple, Texas

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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ContributorDieterle
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Richard Dieterle: highest rank changed inasmuch as his photo shows him wearing captain bars.

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ContributorDieterle
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Richard Dieterle, from Find a Grave > Robert W. Schwellinger.

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ContributorEmily
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https://aviationtrails.wordpress.com/tag/b-24/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 243, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 165 & Page 306in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45

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