At the date of 26-08-1944, time: 1247, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Heerde (Heerderstrand). The unit of crew and plane is: 384BG/547BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: H.W. Rainey. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
384th BG - 41 CBW - Triangle 'P' - 547th BS - SO - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G-45-BO - "Skylark" - #42-97204 - SO-K - 26 Aug 1944 - Mission: Gelsenkirchen
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11098320 - O-817523 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Harry Wesley Rainey Jr. - Hampden Co., MA - POW
18202215 - O-714188 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - J. Z. Rowe (IO) - Travis Co., TX - POW
O-717645 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Charles Dean Francis III - Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., PA - POW
19060782 - O-732857 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Walter Selium Kendall Jr. - Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA - POW
18192565 - T/sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Jack Clifton Evans - Garfield Co, OK - POW
19097547 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Donald Barrett Sturdivant - Los Angeles, CA - POW
34826568 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Richard Nelson Mosier - Whitfield Co., GA - POW
37621179 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John Grover Thornhill - Franklin Co., MS - POW
31384535 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Alfred Bachelor Knowlton - Providence Co., RI - EVD
36819163 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Norman Hirsh Gordon - Racine, Racine Co., WI - KIA
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Norman Hirsh Gordon
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