Harry E Arant
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5907 - A B-17 Flying Fortress crashes at Thorpe Abbotts, home of the 100th Bomb Group. Image via 100th Bomb Group Association. Written on slide casing:...
Was Pilot of B-17 # 44-8181 on 10 January 1945. From Roger Freeman’s “The B-17 Flying Fortress Story” : “Battle-damaged on return from Cologne / Köln mission 10 January 1945. On return approach crew baled safely, but a/c cr on Thorpe Abbotts bomb dump.”
From Roger Freeman’s “The Mighty Eighth War Diary" for 10 January 1945 : "During assembly, 452BG B-17 cr. on Thorpe Abbotts bomb dump, crew bailed."...
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pensylvania, United States | 27 August 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | 30 September 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
| Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
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Died |
Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey, United States |
Revisions
Mention of Harry Arant in connection with #44-8181 (crash after take-off 10 January 1945.