Arthur H Johnson
MilitaryLt. Arthur H. Johnson, was the navigator on the B-24D Liberator bomber, 42-40772, named, Scheherazade, on Operation Tidal Wave, the bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. The plane and crew survived the mission and were 1 of 6 interned in Portugal. (INT). 1 August 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scheherazade
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
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Sources
'Ploesti' Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia