John C Hunt
Military
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UPL 15258
B-24D Liberator #41-23724 'Flying Cock' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Later renamed 'Doodlebug'. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid.
(L to R)
J. C. Gardner - Gunner, Harold M. Serna - Engineer, R. J. Laffler - Tail Gunner, John T. Sparks - Bombardier, Llewelleyn L. Brown - Pilot
Robert J. Quinliven - Co-Pilot, John Hunt - Navigator, Ernest K. Kish - Top Turret Gunner, Charles C. Stercher - Radio Operator.
(L to R)
J. C. Gardner - Gunner, Harold M. Serna - Engineer, R. J. Laffler - Tail Gunner, John T. Sparks - Bombardier, Llewelleyn L. Brown - Pilot
Robert J. Quinliven - Co-Pilot, John Hunt - Navigator, Ernest K. Kish - Top Turret Gunner, Charles C. Stercher - Radio Operator.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24298) nicknamed "Queenie".
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14041464
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oxford, North Carolina |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart