UPL 13959
IMAGEB-24 Liberator 41-23782 'Boiler Maker II' of 416th BS 98th BG, 9th AF, lost on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid. Crew became POW's. MACR 177. Recovered / repaired and flown by Romanian air force, eventually strafed and destroyed by German Bf 109G's when Romania changed sides 26th Aug 1944.
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Units
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
- Unit: Ninth Air Force