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The B-24D Liberator, 42-40319, first named, Yankee Rebel, and, later, Dopey Goldberg. It flew on the Ploesti oil refinery mission piloted by Lt. Donaldson B. Hurd, returning safely to Benghazi, Libya. - Port (Left) Side View - Renamed, Dopey Goldberg, after one of the author, Damon Runyon's gangster characters. Photo shows the 515th Bomb Squadron's emblem of, Satan's Kids. - Aircraft survived Operation Tidal Wave to Ploesti, Romania. RTB 1 Aug 43
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Yankee Rebel - Dopey Goldberg
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
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