8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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B-24 Liberator
Shot down by a Me-109 over Ploesti. Two of the crew KIA, eight became POW's. MACR 154
1st Lt. John D. Palm - Pilot (POW), 2nd Lt. William F. Love - CoPilot (POW)
2nd Lt. William K. Wright - Navigator (KIA), 2nd Lt. Robert W. Merrell - Bombardier (KIA)
T/Sgt. Alexander Rockinson - Engineer/Gunner (POW), T/Sgt. Harold Black - Radio Operator (POW)
S/Sgt. William E. Thompson - Gunner (POW), S/Sgt. Austin D. Chastain - Gunner (POW)
S/Sgt. Dallis R. Robertson - Tail Gunner (POW), S/Sgt. Clay E. Snyder - Gunner (POW)
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia...
Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
B-24
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57 B...
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30 November 2018 05:01:21 | Kickapoo | Changes to manufacturer, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill |
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11 March 2015 21:43:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and mission associations |
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USAAF Photo. |
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11 March 2015 21:35:56 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description and media associations |
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USAAF Photo. |