Harry Richard Wayland
MilitaryFlew on 'KLAPTRAP' part of McClatchy Crew, After completing 30 missions, stayed at 8HQ Signal Corps. to work on use of Radio in combat. Volunteered for more raids to work with the special radio equipment just prior to accident which occurred while flying from 8th HQ to Bovingdon with 2nd Lt. Mary E. Chubb. Lt. Chubb served with the 181st Medical Dispensary (Aviation) the AT-6 41-34655 lost left wing and tail assembly. Pilot bailed out at about 500 ft, without parachute. Body of Chubb still in plane.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: N-759572
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Nurse
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Klap Trap II (Buggle Trouble)
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
14 June 1944 | ||
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Born |
Knoxville, TN | ||
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Buried |
Tenn |
Revisions
Bill Wayland/ see page 377 in Losses of the 8th & 9th / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia