John A Barrett

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) 11 December 1943 B17 42-31098 'Penny's Thunderhead' was hit by flak over the target and attacked by fighters. 4 crew bailed out over Holland and 3 near Frisian Isles thinking the aircraft was doomed. The Kaufmann and Bombardier Fitzgerald stayed with it landing at RAF Lindholm. 2RTD 2 Prisoner of War (POW), 6 Killed in Action (KIA).



There is a discrepency on the 401st Bomb Group Association Website (http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=674) which records John A. Barett (sic) as taken POW on 8 July 1944.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31098

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Penny's Thunderhead
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 December 1943

Born

Washington, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 8711 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8711, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, pp. 412-413