UPL 46441
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This is a photo of Capt. Wallace Taylor's B-24D, The Vulgar Virgin, 41- 24198. It was in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 344th Bomb Squadron. Capt. Taylor, flying over Ploesti, in the center of Flight 5, the last of the four flights behind Col. John Kane in the 98th's lead aircraft, Hail Columbia, entered a wall of smoke over White IV behind, Hail Columbia, and several other B-24s. When the B-24s exited the smoke behind Flight 1, The Vulgar Virgin, was gone. It was shot down and lost in the smoke over the Astra Romano refinery complex after taking two direct flak hits. After taking the hits, Lt. Taylor called for bailout. But, he was the only one of the four crewmen, who bailed out at low altitude, who survived, and became a prisoner of war. The rest of the 9 crew members were KIA. 1 POW - 9 KIA. August 1, 1943 Note - The other "twin" B-24D flown on the Ploesti mission, named, The Vulgar Virgin, aircraft, 42-40608, from Britain and the 8th Air force - the 93rd Bomb Group - and the 328th Bomb Squadron, was flown by Lt. Claude Alvin Turner, and survived the Ploesti mission, along with his crew, but were also hit by flak over their target, also, White lV, Lt. Turner elected to fly to Chorlu, Turkey, where he landed and he, his crew, and airplane were interned after the Ploesti mission, Aug 1, 1943. Lt. Turner and his navigator escaped from the Turks and returned to the 8th Air Force after the Ploesti mission. The Turks eventually released the rest of Turner's crew. After returning to Britain, Lt. Claude Turner and his crew were shot down and killed (KIA) in the B-24D, Birmingham Blitzkrieg, over the North Sea. Nov 13, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19039735 / O-729382
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Vulgar Virgin - Hell From Heaven - Shoot Youre Faded
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
The Great Ground-Air Battle Of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
Added details for accuracy. - Kickapoo
WWII Photos - #41-24198
B-24 - Best Web - #42-40608 - Lt. Claude Turner
Added details for clarity and accuracy. - Kickapoo
Association to the mission removed. The picture does not depict the mission. The mission should be associated to the specific aircraft record.
B-24 - Best Web - # 42-40608
Best Web - B-24 - '4124198' - 'The Vulgar Virgin' ---- The Great Ground-Air Battle Of August 1, 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
Best Web - B-24 - '41-24198' ---- The Great Ground-Air Battle of August 1, 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
Best Web - B-24 - '41-24198' ---- The Great Ground-Air Battle of August 1, 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
Best Web - B-24 - '41-24198' ----- Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Best Web - B-24 - '41-24198' ----- Black Sunday - Michael Hill
B-24 aircraft - #41-24198 - The Vulgar Virgin
Best Web - B-24 - '41-24198' ----- Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Military B-24 Aircraft # 41-24198 The Vulgar Virgin
The Great Ground-Air Battle Of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
Association to the mission removed. The picture does not depict the mission. The mission should be associated to the specific aircraft record.
Added Connections. - Kickapoo
Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Association to the mission removed. The picture does not depict the mission. The mission should be associated to the specific aircraft record. Also only 1 aircraft is visible!
B-24 - Best Web
Added data. - Kickapoo
Personal Archives - John Simmons Young Jr
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B-24 aircraft - #41-24198 - The Vulgar Virgin