Halverson Detachment
Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations.
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13 July 1942
During 13/14 Jul, B-17’s bomb Tobruk harbor, and B-24’s hit ships and harbor at Bengasi. Heavy AA fire accounts for loss of 1 B-24.
B-24 Liberators attack shipping and the harbor at Benghazi, losing one aircraft to flak.
B-17 Flying Fortresses carry out a night-raid against Tobruk.
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B-24 Liberator
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Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations.
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Number of aircraft Missing In Action | 1 |
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B-17 Flying Fortress
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Detachment
A detachment of personnel from the 9th Bomb Squadron, which was a part of the 10th Air Force in the China Burma India Theatre, under the command of Lewis Brereton were sent to the Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations in the summer of 1942 to support...
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator - Bombardier
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26 September 2019 13:09:54 | Emily | Created entry with name, date, official description and description |
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