UPL 15349
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B-24 Liberator 42-40751 later named 'Touch of Texas' 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF and crew, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by William J Denton, returning safely to Libya. Pictured Lt David Wilhite crew, fall 1943. Rear L-R: Samuel Flatter, James J McConnell, Russell E. Harry, David L. Wilhite, Rudolph J Soltys, Harold L. Saunders. Front L-R: Charles De Witt, Max Snyder, George Caplinger, Robert H. Sweatt.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15318621
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32465122
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35406134
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740802 and 20953429 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33138339 / O-734945
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Touch of Texas
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron