At Lete Air Base near Bengazi, Libya, standing by their airplane, Teggie Ann - Honey Chile, for the Ploesti mission, members of the 376th Bomb Group try on their newly issued flak suits designed to protect the wearer against splinters from flak gun explosions. The men are, left to right : SSgt. Angelo P. Aspesi - Gunner - Boston, Mass. SSgt. Leo J. Picard - Tail Gunner - Springfield, Mass. TSgt. Leonard S. Pate - Engineer - Chino, California TSgt. Charles D. Robbins - Gunner - Milton, Washington The men are pictured just prior to taking off on the bombing raid to the Ploesti, Romania, oil refineries. 1 Aug 1943.