UPL 15382
IMAGEB-24D Liberator #42-40776 'H' 'Old Blister Butt' 564th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. Originally - 93rd BG / 328th BS (N), Transferred - 389th BG / 564th BS (YO H), Later Transferred - 389th BG / 566th BS (RR K+) Name changed to WIDOW (B-24DSA-95 CO) 8 801(P) 406 / 492 858, Salvaged war-weary 29 May 45 at Langford Lodge, North Ireland.
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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: - Old Blister Butt - Widow
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 564th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group