Harry R Snead

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40731.



Flew on 'Hag Mag The Moth Ball Queen' B-24 42-40731 part of Martin's crew.

Crash landed Hag Mag at Marrakesh in B24 42-40731. 10/2/43.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40731

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hag Mag The Mothball Queen Eager Eve
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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44th BG, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 306 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia