John T Blackis

Military
media-15422.jpeg UPL 15422 B-24D Liberator, 42-40772, Scheherezade, from the 564th BS, the 389th BG, the 8th AF, flew on the Ploesti oil refinery mission, piloted by Lt. John T Blackis, interned to Portugal after experiencing mechanical problems. 10 (INT). 1 Aug 43

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Object Number - UPL 15422 - B-24D Liberator, 42-40772, Scheherezade, from the 564th BS, the 389th BG, the 8th AF, flew on the Ploesti oil refinery mission, piloted by Lt....

Lt. John T. Blackis took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the bombing mission over Ploesti, flying the B-24D Liberator, 42-40772, Scheherazade, interned in Portugal due to mechanical problems. 10 INT. 1 Aug 43.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Warren Harker Ware

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16060567 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot

Aircraft

42-40772

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Born

New Kensington, Pennsylvania

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Into the Fire - Duane Schultz

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 210

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Object number: UPL 15422 - B-24D Liberator, 42-40772, Scheherezade, from the...