John V Ward
MilitaryPilot of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.
Survived A/C ditching in Ionian Sea along with pilot John V Ward, adrift in dingy for 15 days and finally landed on Cythera island occupied by Italians and were made POW's.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maternity Ward
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
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Other Shot Down |
Ionian Sea | 1 August 1943 | Pilot of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224. Survived A/C ditching in Ionian Sea along with pilot John V Ward, adrift in dingy for 15 days and finally landed on Cythera island occupied by Italians and were made POW's. |
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Other Prisoner Of War POW |
Cythera, Greece | 15 August 1943 | Survived A/C ditching in Ionian Sea along with pilot John V Ward, adrift in dingy for 15 days and finally landed on Cythera island occupied by Italians and were made POW's. |
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Other Assigned |
Libya | 345 BS, 98 BG, 9 AF. |