41-11815 Daisy Mae
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UPL 15236
Nose art B-24D 'Daisie Mae', #41-11815 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF and crew. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid piloted by Lewis N Ellis, returning safely to Libya.
The B-24D, Daisy Mae, 41-11815, and it's crew, were in the 415th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force . The plane and crew flew on Ploesti mission piloted by Lt. Lewis N. Ellis and his crew, returning safely to Benghazi, Libya. Lt. Ellis normally flew as co-pilot on the B-24D, Pistol Packin' Mama, with his crew, but the, Pistol Packin' Mama, was scratched from the Ploesti mission with mechanical problems. 1-Aug-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 25457408
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793747
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064828 / O-739928
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734891
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12051723 / O-794907
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator/Squadron Navigator
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid piloted by Lewis N Ellis, returning safely to Libya. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF |