UPL 15403
IMAGEB-24 Liberator #42-40803 564th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, pilot Richard B Smith and crew, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
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Units
- 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 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 36th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group