9th Air Force
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B-24 Liberator
Started out on the 1 Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, piloted by Lt Hoover Edwards and aborted near Corfu with turbo supercharger problems. Converted to a transport on 17 Aug 43.
Crew: Pilot Hoover Edwards, Co Pilot Homer S McCollom. Albert J Mickish, Bernard M Boulliioum, Gene J Colley, Dale R Colley, Raymond Waters, John S Alesaukas and Vernon C Utter.
Military | Colonel | Bombardier Navigator | 98th Bomb Group
Lt. Harold Korger was a bombardier in the 344th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force. He flew on the famous mission, Operation Tidal Wave, Aug 1, 1943, to knock out the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. ...
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...
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Event | Location | Date |
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Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
Started out on the 1 Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, piloted by Lt Hoover Edwards and aborted near Corfu with turbo supercharger problems. |
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Converted | 17 August 1943 | |
Converted to a transport on 17 Aug 43. |
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Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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14 June 2019 05:10:44 | Kickapoo | Changes to person associations and place associations |
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FindaGrave Memorial ---- Into The Fire -- Duane Schultz ---- Black Sunday -- Michael Hill |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
18 April 2015 23:17:05 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description |
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http://www.b24bestweb.com / Roger Freeman Photo. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
18 April 2015 23:08:37 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, mission associations and media associations |
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http://www.b24bestweb.com / Roger Freeman Photo. |