42-40229 Bomb Boogie

media-15262.jpeg UPL 15262 B-24 Liberator #42-40229 'Bomb Boogie' 512th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Richard T Miller.

Object Number - UPL 15262 - B-24 Liberator #42-40229 'Bomb Boogie' 512th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Richard T Miller.

B-24 Liberator #42-40229 'Bomb Boogie' 512th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Richard T Miller, returned safely to Libya.

Failed to return 28th Dec 43, pilot James M Collison, Italy, 4 KIA / 6 POW. MACR 1610.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Richard T Miller, returned safely to Libya.

Other

Failed To Return FTR

28 December 1943 Failed to return 28th Dec 43, pilot James M Collison, Italy, 4 KIA / 6 POW. MACR 1610.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 512th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.

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