The story
At the date of 15-08-1944, time: 1330, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: kanaal Giethoorn - Steenwijk. The unit of crew and plane is: 466BG/787BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: R.W. Harrington. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
466th BG - 96 CBW - Circle 'L' - 787th BS - 6L - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Liberator B-24H - #41-28932-"E bar" - "RAMBLIN'WRECK" - 15 Aug 1944 - MACR #8430
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17097129 - O-817669 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Robert William "Bob" Harrington - EVD
O-703007 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - James Edward Miller - Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - POW
13093969 - O-716705 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Robert Gerald Borst - Chenango County, NY - EVD
35679773 - S/Sgt. - Nose Gunner - William Harold Rye - Butler County, OH - EVD
18194593 - S/Sgt. - Flt. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Tice L. Jones - Roger Mills County, OK - KIA
39276049 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Louis Palermo - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross-Tychow - POW
33530252 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Lloyd O. Kelley - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross-Tychow - POW
18168351 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - William Kearney Meyer - Craighead County, AR - Stalag Luft 4 - Gross-Tychow - POW
14160074 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - William "Bernie" Martin Julian Jr. - Knoxville, Knox County, TN - KIA
36649609 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Chester A. Zyb - Cook County, IL - KIA
Robert William "Bob" Harrington
Robert Gerald Borst
William Harold Rye
Bernie" Martin Julian Jr.
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