James F Tolleson
Military
Originally flown by the James Tolleson crew (shown above) on the Ploesti mission. Shot down 29th Jan 44 to Frankfurt while being flown by the Stan Podolak crew, with all taken 10 POW.
Removed associations not depicted in image
Object Number - UPL 15284 - B-24 Liberator #42-40795 'Golden Sandstorm' 565th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning to Libya. Originally...
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40795.
Went down on 7 Apr 45 in B-24 44-49533. They were Deputy Lead and the plane suffered major damage after being hit by a German fighter and the crew was unable to bail out. The 2 pilots (Tolleson and Kunkel) were cast out of the plane as it began to disintegrate. Tolleson became a Prisoner of War and released on 10/17/45
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Units served with
- 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: Golden Sandstorm
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of war |
7 April 1945 - 17 October 1945 | ||
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Born |
Amarillo, Texas |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
