William M Bryan Jr
MilitaryCrew member 42-40610, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. Later on 9 Oct 43 on mission to bomb Danzig U-Boat production in B-24 42-40610 'Satan's Sister' A/C took flak hits, lost engine on return, diverting to Sweden. A/C Belly landed in Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Sister
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. |
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Other Interned (INT) |
291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden | 9 October 1943 | 9 Oct 43 on mission to bomb Danzig U-Boat production in B-24 42-40610 'Satan's Sister' A/C took flak hits, lost engine on return, diverting to Sweden. A/C Belly landed in Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned. |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
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Sources
MACR 830 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database