Harry Blakely Harvey Jr
MilitaryShot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29699 'Old Battle Axe'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17#42-3037 'Windy City Avenger' abandoned near Corby. Crew returned.
With engines damaged on a mission to Oberpfaffenholen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37793 'Winsome Winn II' headed towards Switzerland crash landed on the Swiss side of Lake Constance. Interned.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Windy City Avenger (sic)
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit Of Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Interned |
18 March 1944 | ||
Born |
New York State |
Revisions
Added an association to the A/C #42-37793 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1621;
- MACR 3484
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 3484, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 285, 341 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…