9th Air Force
Misc
41-24294
B-24 Liberator
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B-24 Liberator 41-24294 'Brewery Wagon' nose art.
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B-24 Liberators from the 512th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force at an airfield in Bengasi, Libya prior to the low level mission to Ploesti, Rumania on August 1,1943. The nearest aircraft is "Brewery Wagon", then "Desert Lily" and "Wongo Wongo!"
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B-24 Liberator 41- 24294 'Brewery Wagon' nose art.
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B-24 Liberator 41-24294 'Brewery Wagon' nose art.
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)
Service
Units
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
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 B24Ds that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 March 2015 21:43:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 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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