William P Newbold
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24235.
While on TDY to 9th AF October 1, 1943, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, 42-72853 'Count Bruga' was attacked by several fighters and crashed in the target area. . Quoted by Lundy, he was met by angry civilians with dogs and handed over to German soldiers. He believes pilot Henderson stayed aboard in an attempt to keep the plane under control. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
1 October 1943 | ||
Born |
Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6452,44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 131-132, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 298-9 & Page 364 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)