42-40232 Joey Uptown Butch
Object Number - UPL 15542 - B-24 Liberator #42-40232 'Joey Uptown' 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Guy E Holt, returning...
B-24 Liberator #42-40232 'Joey Uptown' 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Guy E Holt, returning safely to Libya. Renamed from 'Butch'.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31201181
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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 Lt Guy E Holt, returning safely to Libya. |
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Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. |
