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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Consolidated B-24D-80-CO Liberator Bomber 'N+' #42-40619 of the 566th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF off the wing of a formation buddy. Participated in the 1st Aug 43 low-level Ploesti, Romania mission. Lost on 24th Feb 44 mission to bomb aircraft factories in Gotha, Germany. 3 KIA, 7 POW. MACR 2938.
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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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42-40619 '619'
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D-80-CO Liberator Bomber, SN #42-40619 of the 566th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, the "Sky Scorpions", and the 8th AF, flown by Capt. Emery Ward and Maj. John Brooks, participated in the low-level Ploesti, Romania mission, returning...
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| 22 April 2015 19:35:20 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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