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.
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B-24D Liberator - # 42-40738 - 'The Oklahoman' shown with pilot, John C. "Jack" Martin from Tishomingo, Oklahoma, who named, 'THE OKLAHOMAN'. The aircraft was lost - shot down over St. Nazaire, France, by a direct burst of flak. Flying 'THE OKLAHOMAN' on that day, was Lt. Mason and his crew, who normally flew in the B-24D, 'FIGHTIN' SAM' - #42-40506. Lt. Mason was the sole survivor of the loss, and was taken prisoner. POW. Dec 5,1943. - Copilot Lt. Eldon N. Colby was flying next to 'THE OKLAHOMAN' on his first mission as a pilot, in the B-24D, 'TOUCH OF TEXAS' - #42-40751. Pieces of the exploding B-24, 'THE OKLAHOMAN' hit his and several other aircraft.
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389th Bomb Group
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943... -
566th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Constituted 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Dec. 1942. Activated on 24 Dec. 1942. Inactivated on 13 Sept. 1945. Campaigns: Air Offensive, Europe; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air...
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John Martin
Military | Captain
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40623.
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42-40738 'The Oklahoman'
B-24 Liberator
The B-24 Liberator bomber, SN #42-40738, named 'The Oklahoman' was in the 566th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force from Britain. The pilot, Lt. Jack Martin, who named 'The Oklahoman', was, appropriately, from Tosamingo,...
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| 08 April 2021 08:08:42 | Kickapoo | Changes to collection and caption |
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| 08 April 2021 00:22:26 | Kickapoo | Changes to caption |
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Best Web - B-24 - 'The Oklahoman' |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 April 2015 17:53:46 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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