Bedford Bilby

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40747.



3 November 1943 'The Captain & His Kids' B24D 41-24112 had an accident upon landing.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24112

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Captain and His Kids Rides Again - Bucksheesh Benny Rides Again
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

42-40747

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Heavy Date
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Omaha, Nebraska

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History & Unit history /self & MACR 5496 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 208, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 357