41-11896 Nightmare
Object Number - UPL 15138 - B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare' 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya.
Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, pilot Lt. Col. Julian M. Bleyer, returning safely to Libya.
Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, pilot Herman E Stephens - 7 KIA / 3 POW MACR 463
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 35322927
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030527 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot / Pilot
Places
Missions
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, pilot Lt. Col. Julian M. Bleyer, returning safely to Libya. |
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Other Failed To Return |
67039 Sulmona AQ, Italy | 3 September 1943 | Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, pilot Herman E. Stephens - 7 KIA / 3 POW MACR 463 |
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Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. |