8th Air Force
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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42-40735
B-24 Liberator
Pilot 1/Lt Horton, Robert W. KIA, Co-Pilot 2/Lt Hull, Charles T. KIA
Navigator 2/Lt Krug, Richard B. KIA, Bombardier 2/Lt Emerson, Elwood H. KIA
Engineer S/Sgt Steen, Zerrill J. POW, Radio Sgt Smith, Jack E. KIA
Waist T/Sgt Herlevic, Frank A. KIA, Waist S/Sgt Lambert, James V. KIA
Tunnel Sgt Kauffmann, Robert P. KIA, Tail S/Sgt Smith, Mack H. KIA
Service
Units
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389th Bomb Group
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943... -
566th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Constituted 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Dec. 1942. Activated on 24 Dec. 1942. Inactivated on 13 Sept. 1945. Campaigns: Air Offensive, Europe; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air...
People
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Elwood Emerson
Military | Second Lieutenant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735 -
Frank Herlevic
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735. -
Robert Horton
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to the 9th AF during the Ploesti Raid, flying the B-24, 'Sand-witch' (42-40735). -
Charles Hull
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735. -
Robert Kauffman
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735 -
Richard Krug
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735. -
James Lambert
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' #42-40735. -
Jack Smith
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735. -
Mack Smith
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735. -
Zerrill Steen
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid on 8/1/43 in B-24 'Sand-witch' 42-40735.
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Rumania | 1 August 1943 |
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Hit by Flak over Ploesti and crashed, Campina, Romania. Pilot Robert W Horton. All crew bar Flt Eng POW, were KIA. MACR 156. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 March 2015 14:46:26 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, person associations and mission associations |
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AAM Database. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:52 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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