Walter I Bunker

Military
media-14891.jpeg UPL 14891 B-24 Liberator #41-24235 'Earthquake McGoon' and crew, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid returning safely to Libya.

Object Number - UPL 14891 - B-24 Liberator #41-24235 'Earthquake McGoon' and crew, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid returning safely to Libya.

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24235.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Born

Auburn, Maine

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Sources

'Ploesti' by Dugan and Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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