Reginald H Phillips

Military
media-14886.jpeg UPL 14886 B-24 Liberator #41-23699 "Lemon Drop" . Was flown by this crew 1st Aug, 43 on the low level Ploesti raid. Returning safely to Libya.

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Object Number - UPL 14886 - B-24 Liberator #41-23699 "Lemon Drop" . Was flown by this crew 1st Aug, 43 on the low level Ploesti raid. Returning safely to Libya.

20 March 1943 a/c AL450 Boston III on a tow training flight with B24's. Flutter developed and eventually caused plane to break apart so crew baled out. Phillips and engineer Planchard suffered some injuries, but all 3 men aboard returned to duty.



The 44th BG in WWII mentions Phillips participation in the Ploesti raids with the awarding of the DSC. His group was temporarily assigned to North Africa for missions to Ploesti, Sicily and Italy. Squad records his joining the 44th on 4/10/1942 and completing his tour on 8/22/1943



Distinguished Service Cross

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23699

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lemon Drop
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 92 by Bishop & Hey, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay & Adams, p.62, 44th BG web site on 68th BS & Page 378 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 14886 - B-24 Liberator #41-23699 "Lemon Drop" . Was flown...