41-24111 Piccadilly Filly
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UPL 15089
Nose art of Liberator B-24 #41-24111 'Piccadilly Filly' 329th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, later landed in Sweden 9th Oct 43 and set on fire by the crew who were interned.
Assigned 329th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF.
TDY 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, aborted and returned Libya.
Later mission 9th Oct 43 sustained damage, diverted and landed in Sweden and set on fire by the crew who were interned. Note: MACR 829 incorrectly lists S/N as #41-23111.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, aborted and returned Libya. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Vännacka, Sweden | 9 October 1943 | 9th Oct 43 sustained damage, diverted and landed in Sweden and set on fire by the crew who were interned. Note: MACR 829 incorrectly lists S/N as #41-23111 |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
MACR 829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database