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B-24 Liberator
The B-24 Liberator #42-40664 'Honey Chile' / '100 Teggie Ann' of the 515th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, as a participant of Operation Tidal Wave, the 1st Aug 1943 raid on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Flown by Col. Keith Compton, with Mission Commander, Gen. Uzal Ent, who turned away from Ploesti at his IP, and ordered Col Compton to fly toward Bucharest and did not bomb his assigned target at Ploesti. '100 Teggie Ann' survived the Ploesti raid to return to base at Benghazi, Libya. Aug 1, 1943.
'Honey Chile' / '100 Teggie Ann' was shot down by enemy aircraft in a later raid, 16, Aug, 1943, over Foggia, Southern Italy, flown by pilot, Lt. Donaldson B Hurd, MACR 298. Lost on the August 16,1943 mission to Foggia, Italy when she was shot up by fighters and crashed at Melfi, Italy. The shoot down was credited to Unteroffizier Martin Muller in a Bf 109G-6 from JG 3/12.
The B-24D-85-CO Liberator, originally named 'Honey Chile' and later, 'Liberandos 100', and '100 Teggie Ann', S/N 42-40664 was in the 515th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force.
'Honey Chile' / 'Liberandos 100' / '100 Teggie Ann' is not the same airplane as another B-24D, # 41-11613, named, 'Florine JuJu' / '71 Liberandos' / '71 Teggie Ann' / '71 The Blue Streak'. It was also in the 376th Bomb Group, but did not participate in Operation Tidal Wave, the Ploesti raid, and survived the war to return home for a war bond tour.
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
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Crew member on B-24 Liberator 42-40664 'Teggie Ann', flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, successfully returning to Benghazi, Libya.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant General | B-24 Command Pilot - Squadron Commander - Commanding Officer | 376th Bomb Group
Keith Karl Compton (December 9, 1915 – June 15, 2004) was an American Air Force Lieutenant General who was Vice Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command. He flew as Command Pilot with Gen. Uzal Ent on Operation Tidal Wave in the B-24D, 'Teggie Ann'...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Don Hurd crew. Radio operator of B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann'. Failed to Return (FTR) Foggia; shot down by enemy fighters over Italy 16-Aug-43, (10 POW), MACR 298
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Gunner on B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann'. Shot down by enemy fighters over Italy 16-Aug-43, (10 POW), MACR 298.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), 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...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight engineer / Top turret | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Don Hurd crew. Flight engineer of B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann'. Shot down by enemy fighters over Italy 18-Aug-43, (10 POW), MACR 298.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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 to Rome. Failed to Return (FTR) Foggia; shot down by enemy fighters over Italy 16-Aug-43, (10 POW), MACR 298
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Military | Captain | Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Pilot of B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann'. Shot down by enemy fighters over Italy 18-Aug-43, (10 POW), MACR 298.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer | 376th Bomb Group
Flight Engineer on B-24 Liberator 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. 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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Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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 |
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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Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. |
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27 April 2020 05:31:32 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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26 April 2020 02:23:48 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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12 August 2019 21:12:58 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings and description |
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12 August 2019 20:55:07 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings and description |
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12 August 2019 20:00:57 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill ---- Into The Fire - Duane Schultz |
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12 August 2019 19:51:00 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill ---- Into The Fire - Duane Schultz |
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12 August 2019 19:48:08 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill ---- Into the fire - Duane Schultz |
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22 May 2019 22:00:43 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill ---- Into The Fire - Duane Schultz |
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29 March 2015 19:21:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description and events |
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USAAF Photo / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 298 |
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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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USAAF Photo / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 298 |