B-24 Liberator
B-24D - 41-11886 - Lil Joe - 345th BS - 98th BG - 9th AF, was lost on the Ploesti oil refinery mission. 6 crew bailed out. 2 survived descent. Lil Joe, exploded and crashed in a field. Pilot Lt. Hussey and his radioman were pulled from their wrecked B-24, badly burned and became POW's. 4 POW - 5 KIA. 1 August, 1943. MACR 222.
B-24D - LIL JOE - B-24-D-CO - 41-11886 - 9th Air Force - 98th Bomb Group - 345th Bomb Squadron - Port / Left Side - A dice roll combination of 4 in craps is referred to as a, "Little Joe". - Lost on Operation Tidal Wave. Aug 1, 1943
The B-24D, named, Lil Joe, 41-11886, was flown by Pilot Lt. Lindley Hussey on Operation Tidal Wave to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, Lil Joe was shot down and lost on the Ploesti oil refinery mission. On approach to it's target, Lil Joe was hit by flak in it's extra bomb bay gasoline tank and caught on fire from a large fuel leak, but it's pilot, Lt. Hussey, pressed on and bombed the target with the plane trailing flames from the leaking gasoline. After dropping his bombs, Hussey pulled Lil Joe up into climb to enable a bail out. Six crewmen bailed out. Two survived their descent. SSgt Roy Carney, the tail gunner, was killed. KIA. Lil Joe crashed in a field and exploded in flames. Lt. Hussey and his radioman were pulled from the wrecked aircraft badly burned and became POW's. - 4 POW - 5 KIA. 1 Aug, 1943. MACR 222.
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, named, Lil Joe, 41-11886, was flown by Pilot Lt. Lindley Hussey on Operation Tidal Wave to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, Lil Joe was shot down and lost on the Ploesti oil refinery mission. On approach to it's target, Lil...
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 98th Bomb Group
SSgt Roy E. Carney was the tail gunner of the B-24D Liberator, 41-24195, 'LIL JOE".
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner | 98th Bomb Group
TSgt. Lloyd T. Fowler was a crew member, the Flight Engineer/top turret gunner, of the B-24D, 41-11886, Lil Joe, shot down and lost on Operation Tidal Wave over Ploesti, Romania. Lil Joe was hit in it's extra gasoline tank in it's bomb bay by flak...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Crew member of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to...
Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Command Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
Lt. Lindley Hussey was the pilot of the B-24D liberator bomber, #41-11886, named, 'Lil Joe', lost on the Aug 1, 1943 Ploesti oil refinery raid. As Lt. Hussey, flying in Flight 3 behind the fist two flights ahead of him, approached his target, he took...
Military | Lieutenant | Co Pilot
Co Pilot of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to...
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator
Navigator of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to...
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier
Bombardier of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Radio Operator of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Crew member of B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to...
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D 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...
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| Failed To Return FTR | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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B-24 #4111886 'Lil Joe' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, A/C had large fuel leak in bomb bay prior to target, pressed on and bombed target with A/C bursting into flames from leaked fuel, pilot pulled aircraft into climb to enable bail out, 6 crew bailed, 2 survived descent, Lil Joe exploded and crashed in a field, pilot Lt Hussey and radioman pulled from wreck badly burnt and became POW's. 4 POW, 5 KIA. MACR 222. |
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345th BS 98th BS, 9th AF. |
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| 29 August 2021 20:02:47 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Best Web - B-24 - Lil Joe |
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| 29 August 2021 19:32:57 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings and description |
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Best Web - B-24 - Lil Joe |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 April 2021 18:50:43 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Roy Carney - FindAGrave |
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| 03 April 2021 14:23:18 | Kickapoo | Changes to markings |
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-11886 |
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| 03 April 2021 14:09:30 | Kickapoo | Changes to description, aircraft associations and unit associations |
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Best web - B-24 - 41-11886 |
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| 03 April 2021 14:06:26 | Kickapoo | Changes to production block number, manufacturer and description |
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Best web - B-24 - 41-11886 |
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| 03 April 2021 13:55:34 | Kickapoo | Changes to description |
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Best web - B-24 - 41-11886 |
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| 27 March 2015 09:50:45 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, person associations and mission associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR222 |
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