Richard M Crippen

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, in B-24 Liberator 41-23933.



Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24D 42-40795 'The Golden Sandstorm. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23933

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Adeline II
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

42-40795

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Golden Sandstorm
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 January 1944

Born

Atkinson, Nebraska, USA

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2246 / MACR 2246, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database