UPL 15313
IMAGEB-24D Liberator, 42-40746, Ole Irish, and crew Ole Irish, flew on Operation Tidal wave to the Ploesti oil refineries, returning to Libya on three engines, one of which quit upon taxiing back in from the runway, completely out of fuel. 1 Aug 43.
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Units
- 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: - Ole Irish
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron