UPL 15297
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The B-24D Liberator 42-40775 Wolf Wagon in the 8th AF, the 389th BG, and the 565th BS, flew on the Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Kenneth H. Matson, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 1943 Wolf Wagon was shot down by AA on a mission to Wiener-Neustadt, while being flown by the Kenneth Matson crew. The 389th BG was at that time on TDY in Tunisia in support of the invasion of Italy. 6 KIA - 4 POW. MACR 5859.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolf Wagon
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Berka, al Birkah
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