UPL 15048
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Nose art of B-24 Liberator #41-24105 'Tupelo Lass' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1 August 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya. (L-R): Charles S. Young (Assistant-Co-Pilot), Albert C. Naum (Bombardier), Jake B. Epting (Co-Pilot), Edward E. Weir (Navigator). The pilot of "Tupelo Lass" on 1 August 1943 was Lt Kenneth O. Dessert.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14042973 and O-434752
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tupelo Lass
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron