42-40229 Bomb Boogie
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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
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
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 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. |