Mason Harley B.

Monuments

B-24 Liberator (42-40738) 'The Oklahoman' Crash Site Memorial

Crash of the B-24 'The Oklahoman' (42-40738) Info Sign

Name:

Harley B. Mason

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-675259

Unit:

566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

2002-08-17

State:

California

Cemetery:

Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho

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1st Lt Harley B. Mason, pilot of the B24 42-40738 �The Oklahoman�, took off from Station 114 Hetel, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Cognac. The plane suffered a direct hit from AA fire and exploded in mid-flight at 1208. Mason was the only one to survive. He was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang.