John R Edwards

Military
media-14895.jpeg UPL 14895 B-24D Liberator 41-24283 'Old Crow' of the 506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid returning safely to Libya. Scrapped in October 1943 after cracking the main spar.

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Object Number - UPL 14895 - B-24D Liberator 41-24283 'Old Crow' of the 506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid returning safely to Libya. Scrapped in...

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24283.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Old Crow
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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Object number: UPL 14895 - B-24D Liberator 41-24283 'Old Crow' of the 506th...