The Paranormal Blog

Back in June 2006 we asked you our readers if they could assist us in finding any information on this B17 aircraft. We have been in correspondence with someone who feels they may have a past life connection to the Scarlett O' Hara. We were looking for anything in terms of it's history, registration numbers, crew, logs, anything that might aid in fitting some very loose pieces of a puzzle together.

This week one of you came through in a big way!

Here is a photo of the last crew members of the Scarlett O'Hara

"Association records indicate that "Scarlett O'Hara", aircraft 42-29898 (Squadron Code WA-K) was dispatched on August 12, 1943 to bomb the synthetic oil plants at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This aircraft was listed as Missing in Action following the mission. Crew was as follows:

Osborne, Ralph H 2nd Lt Pilot KIA
Jones, Leslie E 2nd Lt Co-Pilot POW
Hand, William D 2nd Lt Nav POW
Wickham, Thomas C 2nd Lt Bomb POW
Fambrough, Mildred O TSgt Radio Op KIA
Keenan, Patrick J TSgt Top Turret POW
Truman, Lawrence E SSgt Ball Turret KIA
Irwin, Charles B SSgt Right Waist KIA
Dayton, Warren T SSgt Left Waist KIA
Scruggs, Howard R SSgt Tail KIA

The aircraft was observed in a "wing over wing" out of control condition. Sgt Keenan, the top turret gunner, (who our correspondent feels may be the person he is attached to) is listed as having died as a POW."

Further records indicate that information provided by the navigator, Lt. Hand, states that this aircraft was assigned to them at Kimbolton, and saw previous service in North Africa. The pygmy painted on the LH side was left over from the North Africa service.

We wish to personally thank the USAF 379th Bomb Group for the above information and photos. We may never know if our correspondent is in fact a reincarnated crew member, but he does feel a very special and close bond to this aircraft. This information brings him one step closer in perhaps making some sense out of this connection.