UPL 15383
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Nose art of B-24D Liberator, 42-40776, Old Blister Butt, in the 564th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force. Old Blister Butt's pilot was Lt. Robert L. Wright on the Ploesti oil refinery mission, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 43. Lt. Wright's navigator's wife's name, Glenda, appears just below Lt. Howard LaLonde's navigator's station window.
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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: - Old Blister Butt - Widow
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 564th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group