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Robert L Harden

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-30647 'Polly Ann'. Collided with 2 other B-17s on return from mission

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

366th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Norman A Drouin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11047416 / O-795027
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 305th Bomb Group guide a taxiing B-17 Flying Fortress. B-17 Flying Fortress (KY-H, serial number 42-30647) is in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-30647 - H.'

42-30647

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Polly Ann
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		23 September 1943
Born	Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:23:43

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 289