42-40765 'Valient Virgin'
B-24 Liberator
Flew the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti mission in the B formation, returned safely to Libya.
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41-24226
B-24 Liberator
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A B-24 Liberator ( serial number 41-24226) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group in flight.
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B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 41-24226 ) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission, 1944. Written on slide casing: '8th AF 93 BG 328th BS, Target Arwelter, Germ. Delta 1944. Battle of the Bulge.'
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B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 41-24226 ) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. Image via Daniel A McGovern. Written on slide casing: '8th AF 93rd BG "Joisey Bounce" Flew on Aug 1 1943 Ploesti, Romania.'
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93rd Bomb Group formation flight. Near aircraft is Consolidated B-24D-25-CO (S/N 41-24226) "Joisey Bounce," of the 330th Bomb Squadron, second aircraft is (S/N 41-24147) "The Duchess" also of the 330th. Next higher is Bomerang (s/n 41-23722) from the 328th. Last of all at the very top is 42-40246 (F) "Thunder mug" also of the 328th.
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A picture of Lt Pietrowski, his memorial stone and 93 rd BG Liberators from https://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2018/08/ww2-fallen-b-24-navigator-raymond.html?showComment=1534247922291#c8536001219693584689
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B-24D 'Utah Man' with pilot Col. Walter Stewart, deputy lead pilot for the 93rd Bomb Group.
Assigned to Col. Walter T. Stewart of the 330 Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, USAAF for the mission to bomb the refineries at Ploesti Ag 11 1943. Col. Stewart took command of the 93rd Bomb Group after the Group Leader, Col. Addison Baker and Maj. John Jerstad were shot down and killed approaching their target of opportunity, White IV. 'Utah man' returned to Nicosia, Cyprus after the mission, and then home to Benghazi, the next day. After returning to England 'Utah Man' now painted as 'Joisey Bounce' failed to Return (FTR) mission to Bremen, en route to target suffered a mid air collision with the B-24 #42-40765, the 'Valient Virgin' with ten crewmen KIA. Nov 13 1943. MACR 2179.
Service
Aircraft
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41-24311 'Hadley's Harem'
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, named 'Hadley's Harem' was Lt. Gilbert Hadley's personal airplane and the one he flew on the mission to destroy Hitler's oil refineries at Ploesti Romania in 1943. ...
Units
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
93rd Bomb Group
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they... -
330th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Richard Bartlett
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 42-24226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
Benjamin Caplan
Military | Sergeant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
John Connolly
Military | Technical Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 42-24226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Also had flown on famous Ploesti raid of 1 Aug '43 -
Robert Cox
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Ralph Cummings
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 93rd Bomb Group
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Joseph Doyle
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
Paul Johnston
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Was shot down by enemy aircraft while on a bombing run to Bremen, Germany. Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 42-24226 'Utah Man' as it was spiraling down. Prisoner of War (POW) from Nov. 1943-May 1945. -
Loren Koon
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 42-24226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
William Major
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 42-24226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
Harold Steiner
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
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...
Places
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Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions....
Events
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| Manufactured | San Diego, TX 78384, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Consolidated. |
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| Delivered | Texas, USA | 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Hardwick, Cambridge CB23, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Bremen, Germany | 13 November 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Bremen, en route to target suffered a mid air collision with B-24 42-40765. 10 x KIA. 13-Nov-43. MACR 2179. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 August 2019 08:34:05 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 August 2019 07:36:55 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames and person associations |
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B24bestweb.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 August 2016 17:04:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames, description, events, aircraft associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-24226 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 March 2015 12:17:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 March 2015 12:15:12 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, events, unit associations and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2179 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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