42-40778 Southern Comfort

media-14894.jpeg UPL 14894 B-24 Liberator #42-40778 'Southern Comfort' flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid returning safely to Libya. Lost on 16 Aug 1943 mission to the airfields at Foggia, Italy. Several of the crewman taken POW escaped. A/C Crashed in a field near Potenza. 2 KIA 7 POW. No MACR.

Object Number - UPL 14894 - B-24 Liberator #42-40778 'Southern Comfort' flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid returning safely to Libya. Lost on 16 Aug 1943 mission to...

A/C flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid returning safely to Libya. Lost on 16 Aug 1943 mission to the airfields at Foggia, Italy. Several of the crewman taken POW escaped. A/C Crashed in a field near Potenza. 2 KIA 7 POW. No MACR.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13020171 / O-793711
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19094699 / O-740092
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36008454 / O-733298
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14068817 / 0-795238
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06294273
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Missions

Events

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Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 A/C flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid returning safely to Libya.

Other

Failed To Return FTR

85100 Potenza, Italy 16 August 1943 Lost on 16 Aug 1943 mission to the airfields at Foggia, Italy. Several of the crewman taken POW escaped. A/C Crashed in a field near Potenza. 2 KIA 7 POW. No MACR.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF.

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