UPL 15264
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B-24 Liberator #42-40767 'The Bad Penny' 564thBS, 389th BG, 8th AF. Slated for 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, aborted on ground due to mechanical failure. Flew on next mission after Ploesti. August 27, 1943, while en-route from Marrakesh to England, the Lighter crew and their aircraft disappeared, with all 15 aboard presumed lost.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Bad Penny
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
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