We are currently working on a site-wide upgrade which will be completed in September 2022
You will not be able to search, add or edit information in the American Air Museum archive while this takes place.
You can find out more about our plans here
By downloading this image, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions
Crew of Ole Kickapoo.
Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes, Ronald L Helder, Sidney a Pear, John A McLoughlin.
Front L-R: Joseph E Mix, Louis N Kase, Edmond H Smith, William H Avis, Malcolm C Dalton, Thomas A Hoff.
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943...
Military | Staff Sergeant
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Assigned to 564BS, 839BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 157.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | B-24D Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Ronald Lee Helder was a B-24 pilot in the 8th Air Force, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 564th Bombing Squadron in WWII. He flew as Co-pilot with his friend, Command Pilot Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes, in the B-24D Lt. Helder called, Ole Kickapoo,...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploseti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; A/C downed by flak and subsequent fire. One of two survivors from the crash. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 157
...
Military | Second Lieutenant | B-24 Command Pilot
Lloyd Herbert Hughes Jr., better known to his friends, as "Pete," flew his fifth mission, as pilot of a B-24D Liberator bomber in an attack against the Axis oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania. He was killed August 1, 1943 when his plane was severely...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157
...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; A/C crashed near Prahova River, Romania. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DSC, AM, PH.
Military
Crew Number 44
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157
Awards: DSC, PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; survived the crash landing, succumbed to his wounds five days later. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157
...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 09 September 2021 08:11:13 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
| Sources | ||
https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2009/160/3381033_124467755573.jpg |
||
