B-24 Liberator
Crew bus disgorges the crew of B-24 Liberator #4240664 'Teggie Ann' 'Honey Chile' 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF a participant of the 1st Aug Ploesti raid.
B-24 Liberator, 4240664, #100, "Teggie Ann " - 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, with Gen. Ent, a participant of the Ploesti raid, Col. Keith Compton, center and General Ent, right. Aug 1, 1943
At an air base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya, members of the 376th Bomb Group try on their newly issued "flak suits" designed to protect the wearer against splinters from anti-aircraft fire. The men are, left to right: S/Sgt Angelo P Aspesi, gunner of Boston, Mass. S/Sgt Leo J Picard, tail gunner, from Springfield, Mass. T/Sgt Leonard S Pate, engineer of Chino, California T/Sgt Charles D Robbins, gunner, whose home is in Milton, Washington The men are pictured just prior to taking off on the bombing raid of the Ploesti, Roumania oil field and refineries.
Consolidated B-24 #4240664 'Teggie Ann' of the 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th Air Force returns to an air base near Benghazi, Libya, after the Ploesti, Romania raid.
At an air base near Benghazi, Libya, Brig. Gen. U. G. Ent (left) C. G. of the 9th Air Force Bomber Command and Col. K. K. Compton (right) C. O. of the 376th Bomb Group, in front of Consolidated Liberator B-24 #4240664 'Teggie Ann' which carried General Ent on the Axis-cracking raid on Ploesti, Romania oil fields and refineries.
Commanding Officers of the 9th U.S. Air force at a base near Benghazi. Libya after the devastating raid on the Ploesti oil fields. Left to right Maj Gen Lewis Brereton, CG 9th AF; Brig Gen U. G. Ent, CG 9th Bomber Command; and Col K.K. Compton, CO of 376th BG. A/C is B-24 Liberator #4240664 'Teggie Ann'.
Consolidated B-24D-85-CO Liberator #4240664 of 515th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group “Liberandos”, 9th Air Force "Teggie Ann", former "Honey Chile", taxing on a North African base. The latter is likely Benina, near Benghazi, where the 376th arrived on April 1943, from other Palestinian and North African airfields.
At an air base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya. T/Sgt Leonard S Pate, Liberator engineer of Chino, California, crawls out of the bomb bay doors of a B-24 of the 376th Bomb Group after return from the devastating low-level bombing attack on the Ploesti, Roumania oil fields and refineries. On arriving at the target, this plane's bomb bay doors jammed but the bombs (delayed action) were released and cracked open the doors, finally dropping in the oil refinery area. The raid, from first reports, wrecked the source of over 35% of Germany's war machine fuel.
Teggie Ann
The B-24D, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, should not be mistaken for the B-24D, 41-23754, also named, Teggie Ann, in the 8th Air Force. Later it'd name was changed to, Little Lady.
Nor should it be mistaken for, 41-11613, named, Florine Juju, Liberandos, also, Teggie Ann, and last named, The Blue Streak, also in the 376th Bomb Group. The Blue Streak, had a long and amazing combat history, but did not fly on the 1943 low level Ploesti mission. It was sent home to Fort Worth, Texas, in the U.S. in late in 1943, for a nationwide war bond tour, flown by Lt. John S. Young and his crew in 1944.
- The B-24 Liberator bomber, 42-40664, named, Honey Chile, Liberandos, and, Teggie Ann, was in the 8th Air Force, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 515th Bomb Squadron. It flew on Operation Tidal Wave, the August 1, 1943, bombing mission on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, flown by Element Group Leader, Col. Keith Compton, with Mission Commander, Gen. Uzal Ent, who ordered his pilot, Col. Compton to turn away from Ploesti at his first (and wrong) IP and fly toward Bucharest, which Compton did. Col. Compton, eventually, did turn back to the north and west toward Ploesti, but never did bomb his assigned target at Ploesti, nor did he lead the planes and men following him to their targets, but dropped his bombs harmlessly over the hills north of Ploesti. He and his crew, including Gen. Ent, returned to base at Benghazi, Libya, unharmed. Aug 1, 1943.
Honey Chile - Teggie Ann, was later shot down by an enemy aircraft on a mission over Foggia, Italy, flown by pilot, Lt. Donaldson B. Hurd, who was captured (POW). Teggie Ann, was shot down by a German fighter. Lost over Foggia, Italy. Crashed at Melfi, Italy and Failed To Return (FTR). The entire crew was able to bail out successfully and were captured. 10 (POW). The shoot down was credited to Unteroffizier Martin Muller in a Bf-109G-6 from JG 3/12. Aug 16, 1943. MACR 298.
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, 41-11613, named, Florine JuJu, The Blue Streak, Liberandos, and Teggie Ann, in the 376th Bomb Group, should not be mistaken for the B-24D Liberator bomber, 42-40664, also named, Teggie Ann, and flown as the Lead Aircraft, piloted by Col. K.K...
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, 41-23754, Teggie Ann, later changed to, Little Lady, survived the Ploesti bombing mission run but was so damaged by ground flak hits that it was crash landed just over the border into Turkey. The crew survived the landing. They were amazed...
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...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
SSgt. Angelo Aspeci was assigned to the 515th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, and TDY to the 9th Air Force. He was a crew member on the B-24D, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, flown by Col. K.K. Compton on the Ploesti oil refinery bombing mission,...
Military | Lieutenant General | B-24 Command Pilot - Squadron Commander - Commanding Officer | 376th Bomb Group
Keith Karl Compton was an American Air Force Lieutenant General who was Vice Commander in Chief, in the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command. He flew as the Element Lead Aircraft's Command Pilot with Gen. Uzal Ent, the Ploesti Mission...
Military | Technical Sergeant | B-24 Radio Operator | 376th Bomb Group
TSgt. Harry W. Crampton, was assigned as a radio operator on the B-24D, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, in the 515th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force from Britain, temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force, USAAF, in Benghazi, Libya, for...
Military | Staff Sergeant | B-24 Waist Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Gunner on the B-24D, 42-40664, Teggie Ann. Shot down by enemy fighters over Foggia, Italy. 16-Aug-43. 10 POW. MACR 298.
Awards: DFC, AM (5 OLC), GC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (4 x battle stars).
Military | Major General | Commanding General | 376th Bomb Group
Uzal Girard Ent was an American Army Air Force officer who served as the commander of the 9th Air Force and subsequently the 2nd Air Force during World War II. He flew as mission commander on the Aug 1, 1943, Ploesti oil refinery raid, Operation Tidal...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight engineer / Top turret | 376th Bomb Group
TechSgt. John Keys was assigned to the 515th BS, 376th BG, and 8th Air force in Britain, TDY to the 9th AF, in Benghazi North Africa, for, Operation Tidal Wave, to Ploesti, Romania, on Lt. Don Hurd's crew. He was the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
Scott Farrington served as a tail gunner with the 515th Bomb Squadron of the 376th Bomb Group. He flew on the crew of Donaldson Hurd, flying 'Dopey Goldberg', during the Ploesti raid on 1 Aug 1943. He was shot down with Hurd over Foggia Italy a couple...
Military | Captain | Navigator | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Don Hurd crew. Navigator of B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann'. July-43, was the lead B-24 attacking Rome.
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Military | Captain | B-24D Command Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
Lt. Donaldson B. Hurd was assigned to the 8th Air force, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 515th Bomb Squadron, in the U.K. TDY to the 9th Air Force in North Africa for the Ploesti mission. Lt. Hurd flew the B-24D, 42-40319, Yankee Rebel / Dopey Goldberg,...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer | 376th Bomb Group
Flight Engineer on B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann' 515 BS, 376 BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, successfully returning to Benghazi, Libya.
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D 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...
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| Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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B-24 Liberator #4240664 'Teggie Ann' 'Honey Chile' 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF a participant of the 1st Aug Ploesti raid. Survived the raid to return to base at Benghazi, Libya. |
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| Failed To Return FTR | 85025 Melfi PZ, Italy | 16 August 1943 |
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Shot down by enemy aircraft in later raid, 16th Aug 43 over Foggia, Southern Italy, pilot Donaldson B Hurd, MACR 298. |
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515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. |
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| 09 October 2021 03:54:10 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Best Web - 41-11613 - Florine Juju - Liberandos - Teggie Ann - The Blue Streak |
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B-24D, 41-23754, Teggie Ann, later changed to, Little Lady |
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B-24D, 41-23754, Teggie Ann, later changed to, Little Lady. - Kickapoo |
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The Great Ground-Air Battle Of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill |
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The Great Ground-Air Battle Of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan - Carroll Stewart |
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| 29 March 2015 16:59:09 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, mission associations and media associations |
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