B-24 Liberator
B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 - 'Buzzin Bear' of the 67th Bomb Squadron - the 44th Bomb Group - and the 8th Air Force. Pilot Maj. Bill Cameron - right. - 1st Lt. James F. Devinney - Bombardier - left. Name, 'Buzzin Bear' on Starboard / Right Side - Renamed from 'SEEDS O-SATAN' - Port side has 'MISS DELORES' Survived Operation Tidal Wave , Ploesti, Romania. Aug 1, 1943.
The B-24D Liberator nicknamed 'Suzy Q' of the 8th Air force and the 44th Bomb Group, in flight during the raid over Ploesti. Printed caption on reverse: 'For his leadership of the 44th Bomb Group on the Ploesti mission, Gen. Leon Johnson was awarded his country's highest decoration, the Medal Of Honor. He sat in the co-pilot's seat of 'Suzy Q' here depicted on the return flight. This, believed to be the only photograph of that famous bomber actually taken during the mission. It was snapped through the oil smeared windscreen of the B-24D, 'Buzzin' Bear', the only other remaining aircraft of that formation.
B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 'Buzzin Bear' of the 67th BS 44th BG 8th AF.
B-24 41-24229 'Seeds O Satan' and crew.
The B-24D, # 41-24229, named 'Seeds of Satan and 'Buzzin' Bear' was assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 44th Bomb Group, and the 67th Bomb Squadron in North Africa based at Benghazi Libya. 'Buzzin Bear' was flown by Col. William Roderick Cameron on "Operation Tidal Wave" to destroy the German oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, on 1 August 1943 and returned safely to Benghazi.
Later, on temporary assignment to 9AF USAAF. 'Buzzin' Bear' was shot down over Foggia, Italy, by enemy fighters Aug 16,1943, and failed to return from the mission, with 4 x KIA 6 x POW.
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, named, 'Suzy Q', flown by Pilot Lt. Robert I. Brown and commanded by Col. Leon Johnson, led the 44th Bomb Group on the Aug 1, 1943 Ploesti raid and was the most famous ship of the 67th Squadron. The plane was lost on Aug 16, 1943 on a...
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Squadron
Military | Colonel | B-24 Command Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Col. William R. Cameron took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying the B-24D Liberator #41-24229, named, 'Buzzin' Bear'.
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Military | Flight Officer | B-24 Navigator/Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 4/10/43. Trans/67 BS 4/20/43.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator #41-24229.
Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Mission was the Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
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Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in #41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'. Following a bail out, captured and turned over to the Germans. POW
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57 B...
Military site : airfield
Shipdham was built in 1941-1942, the first US heavy bomber airfield in the English county of Norfolk. It was a standard design, with T2-type hangars and a domestic site dispersed to the south east. Improvements were carried out to increase the number...
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| Manufactured | San Diego, TX 78384, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Consolidated. |
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| Delivered | Texas, USA | 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Shipdham, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 8th AF - 44BG - 67BS, USAAF |
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| Crashed | Foggia, Province of Foggia, Italy | 16 August 1943 |
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Failed To Return (FTR) mission to Foggia, Italy. Shot down by enemy fighters 16-Aug-43. 4 x KIA 6 x POW. |
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| 22 March 2021 03:33:45 | Kickapoo | Changes to markings |
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229 |
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| 22 March 2021 03:32:09 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings and description |
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229 |
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| 22 March 2021 03:29:45 | Kickapoo | Changes to markings |
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229 |
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| 22 March 2021 03:17:20 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Buzzin Bear' |
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| 09 March 2021 08:34:14 | Kickapoo | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Suzy Q' |
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| 09 March 2021 08:32:45 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames and description |
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Buzzin' Bear' |
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| 06 December 2020 10:06:13 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, description, events and media associations |
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Ploesti The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Steart |
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| 06 December 2020 09:00:30 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill |
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| 06 December 2020 08:58:58 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill |
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| 31 January 2020 12:28:10 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to description |
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| 07 August 2016 17:30:30 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description, events, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/seedso-satan1.htm |
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| 15 July 2015 12:48:23 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to person associations |
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| 12 March 2015 09:40:53 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, events, unit associations, person associations, mission associations and media associations |
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