Harold C. Barnes
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: O-868625.
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the service from Connecticut.
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
3 Jan 1945, B-29 # 42-63418 A 50
Twentieth Air Force, 871st Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group B-29 42-63418 "Jumbo, King of the Show" (MACR 10901) was lost in combat 3 January 1945. Five crewmen survived the ditching six crewman Missing - MACR 10901..
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January 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 17: A total of 97 Mariana based B-29s were sent to bomb docks and urban areas of Nagoya, Japan; 57 hit the primary target and 21 others bomb alternates and targets of opportunity; Japanese fighters fly 300+ attacks on the B-29s; B-29 gunners claim 14-14-20 Japanese aircraft. Intercepted by Ki-61 Tonys from Komaki Airfield and Itami Airfield, plus 210th Kokutai Zeros and J1N1 and D4Y from Meiji Airfield.
The five B-29's lost today are:
42-63418 - A50 - 497th BG, "Jumbo, King Of The Show", 5 survived ditching - MACR 10901
42-24626 - A42 - 497th BG - "Joker's Wild"; crew was lost - MACR 10854
42-24660 - Z48 - 500th BG - crew was lost after ditching - MACR 10899
42-24748 - T42 - 498th BG - crew was lost - MACR 10853
42-24766 - Z22 - 500th BG - "Leading Lady", lost with the crew - MACR 10905
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Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: O-868625.
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the service from Connecticut.
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
3 Jan 1945, B-29 # 42-63418 A 50
Twentieth Air Force, 871st Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group B-29 42-63418 "Jumbo, King of the Show" (MACR 10901) was lost in combat 3 January 1945. Five crewmen survived the ditching six crewman Missing - MACR 10901..
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January 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 17: A total of 97 Mariana based B-29s were sent to bomb docks and urban areas of Nagoya, Japan; 57 hit the primary target and 21 others bomb alternates and targets of opportunity; Japanese fighters fly 300+ attacks on the B-29s; B-29 gunners claim 14-14-20 Japanese aircraft. Intercepted by Ki-61 Tonys from Komaki Airfield and Itami Airfield, plus 210th Kokutai Zeros and J1N1 and D4Y from Meiji Airfield.
The five B-29's lost today are:
42-63418 - A50 - 497th BG, "Jumbo, King Of The Show", 5 survived ditching - MACR 10901
42-24626 - A42 - 497th BG - "Joker's Wild"; crew was lost - MACR 10854
42-24660 - Z48 - 500th BG - crew was lost after ditching - MACR 10899
42-24748 - T42 - 498th BG - crew was lost - MACR 10853
42-24766 - Z22 - 500th BG - "Leading Lady", lost with the crew - MACR 10905
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Harold C. Barnes
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: O-868625.
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the service from Connecticut.
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
3 Jan 1945, B-29 # 42-63418 A 50
Twentieth Air Force, 871st Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group B-29 42-63418 "Jumbo, King of the Show" (MACR 10901) was lost in combat 3 January 1945. Five crewmen survived the ditching six crewman Missing - MACR 10901..
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January 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 17: A total of 97 Mariana based B-29s were sent to bomb docks and urban areas of Nagoya, Japan; 57 hit the primary target and 21 others bomb alternates and targets of opportunity; Japanese fighters fly 300+ attacks on the B-29s; B-29 gunners claim 14-14-20 Japanese aircraft. Intercepted by Ki-61 Tonys from Komaki Airfield and Itami Airfield, plus 210th Kokutai Zeros and J1N1 and D4Y from Meiji Airfield.
The five B-29's lost today are:
42-63418 - A50 - 497th BG, "Jumbo, King Of The Show", 5 survived ditching - MACR 10901
42-24626 - A42 - 497th BG - "Joker's Wild"; crew was lost - MACR 10854
42-24660 - Z48 - 500th BG - crew was lost after ditching - MACR 10899
42-24748 - T42 - 498th BG - crew was lost - MACR 10853
42-24766 - Z22 - 500th BG - "Leading Lady", lost with the crew - MACR 10905
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Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: O-868625.
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the service from Connecticut.
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
3 Jan 1945, B-29 # 42-63418 A 50
Twentieth Air Force, 871st Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group B-29 42-63418 "Jumbo, King of the Show" (MACR 10901) was lost in combat 3 January 1945. Five crewmen survived the ditching six crewman Missing - MACR 10901..
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January 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 17: A total of 97 Mariana based B-29s were sent to bomb docks and urban areas of Nagoya, Japan; 57 hit the primary target and 21 others bomb alternates and targets of opportunity; Japanese fighters fly 300+ attacks on the B-29s; B-29 gunners claim 14-14-20 Japanese aircraft. Intercepted by Ki-61 Tonys from Komaki Airfield and Itami Airfield, plus 210th Kokutai Zeros and J1N1 and D4Y from Meiji Airfield.
The five B-29's lost today are:
42-63418 - A50 - 497th BG, "Jumbo, King Of The Show", 5 survived ditching - MACR 10901
42-24626 - A42 - 497th BG - "Joker's Wild"; crew was lost - MACR 10854
42-24660 - Z48 - 500th BG - crew was lost after ditching - MACR 10899
42-24748 - T42 - 498th BG - crew was lost - MACR 10853
42-24766 - Z22 - 500th BG - "Leading Lady", lost with the crew - MACR 10905
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