41-24105 Tupelo Lass
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UPL 15048
Nose art of B-24 Liberator #41-24105 'Tupelo Lass' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1 August 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya. (L-R): Charles S. Young (Assistant-Co-Pilot), Albert C. Naum (Bombardier), Jake B. Epting (Co-Pilot), Edward E. Weir (Navigator). The pilot of "Tupelo Lass" on 1 August 1943 was Lt Kenneth O. Dessert.
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Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. Salvaged after crashing at Hardwick 11th Dec 43 on return from Emden.
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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 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-23730, 4037A
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot, bombardment squadron operations officer, squadron commander, Chief of Manning Section, base director of operations & training, Executive Officer, Mobilization Plans, Directorate of Plans, Deputy A-3, Caribbean Air Command.
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14042973 and O-434752
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- 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, returning safely to Libya. |
Crashed |
Hardwick, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23, UK | 11 December 1943 | Salvaged after crashing at Hardwick 11th Dec 43 on return from Emden. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |