42-40115 - Boomerang
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Object Number - UPL 13720 - The B-24D Liberator, 42-40115, Boomerang, was lost on the Ploesti oil refinery mission - FTR. 1 Aug 1943
This B-24D, 42-40115, named, Boomerang, was in the 8th Air Force, and the 389th Bomb Group, and the 566th Bomb Squadron in Britain and was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Bomber Command in North Africa, and flew on Operation Tidal Wave to Ploesti, Romania, flown by Lt. Melvin E. Neef. It should not be confused with the B-24D, 41-23722, named, Bomerang, (not, Boomerang) and the B-24H, 41-29425, which, like, 42-40115, was also named, Boomerang. Boomerang, 42-40115, flown by Lt. Melvin E. Neef, was shot down and lost on Operation Tidal Wave over Ploesti, Romania. Failed To Return, FTR. 1 Aug 1943. MACR 159
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16085970
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18034610 / O-426324
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37374559
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37372220
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795984
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Bomerang
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Little Sheppard
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Liberandos - Boomerang
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other FTR Failed To Return |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return - Ploesti oil refinery raid 1st Aug 1943, Pilot Melvin E Neef, MACR 159. |
Revisions
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