UPL 14347
IMAGEThe B-24D Liberator, 41-11817, Stinger, in the 415th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, launches from Benghazi, Libya on the mission to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Stinger, successfully returned from the mission with only 1 crew member, gunner Sgt. John Gormey, wounded by flak splinters. WIA. Aug 1, 1943
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Stinger
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron