42-40610 Satan's Sister
Object Number - UPL 15005 - B-24 Liberator #42-40610 'Satan's Sister' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF during engine overhaul at Hardwick, England.
Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
Sustained flak damage 9 Oct 43 mission to attack u-boat production in Danzig. On return flight one engine seized and was feathered, A/C began to lose height, diverted to Sweden. Successful belly landing was made at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden, crew set A/C alight and were interned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37424966
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742125
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36182223
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33342132 / O-885918
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12006936
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden | 9 October 1943 | Sustained flak damage 9 Oct 43 mission to attack U-boat production in Danzig in B-24 #4240610 'Satan's Sister'. On return flight one engine seized and was feathered, A/C began to lose height, diverted to Sweden. Successful belly landing was made at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden, crew set A/C alight and were interned. |
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Other Destroyed |
291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden | 9 October 1943 | Successful belly landing was made at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden, crew set A/C alight and were interned. |
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Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
Revisions
MACR 830 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
