John J Hayes

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23742.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

McFarland and Liberty Lad

Kenton Dean McFarland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19040500 / O-727910 / 35003A
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler, Lieutenant Howard Young and Lieutenant Joe Walker, of the 93rd Bomb Group stand with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23742) nicknamed "Liberty Lad" at Alconbury. In a duplicate version of this image a censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets and the structure visible beneath the aircraft to the far left of the image. Image stamped on reverse: 'Ministry of Information 10 Oct 1942.'[stamp] and '226088'[Censor no]. Printed caption on reve

41-23742

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lad
  • Unit: 512th Bomb Squadron 376th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Born

Waltham, Massachusetts

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Dugan & Stewart 'Ploesti'