B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator #42-40206 '8 Ball' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF on the production line at Consolidated's Fort Worth, Texas, factory. Second in line, #42-40209, served with the 513th BS, also in the 376th BG, and wore the nickname 'The Wild Wolf'. Third in line #42-40205 flew with the 415th BS, 98th BG, as "Joker".
B-24 Liberator #42-40206 '8 Ball' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Myron R Conn, returned safely to Libya.
B-24 Liberator #42-40206 '8 Ball' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Myron R Conn, returned safely to Libya.
B-24 Liberator #42-40206 '8 Ball' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Myron R Conn, returned safely to Libya.
A/C was condemned due to damage sustained under enemy fire in October 1943.
Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia...
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Myron R Conn, returned safely to Libya. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | October 1943 | |
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A/C was condemned due to damage sustained under enemy fire in October 1943. |
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| Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
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514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 April 2015 20:21:12 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, mission associations and media associations |
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http://www.b24bestweb.com / http://www.freewebs.com / http://www.armyaircorps-376bg.com |
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