Military
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24298) nicknamed "Queenie".
Later went with Deputy Chief of Staff/Intelligence Hq USAF (Europe)
Military | Captain | B-24 Command Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Lt. Lewellen L. Brown flew on Operation Tidal wave the bombing mission to the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. He flew the B-24D, 41-24298, named, Queenie, diverting safely to Sicily with battle damage. 1-Aug-43.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24298) nicknamed "Queenie".
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
SSgt. Harry A. Kelleher took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the bombing mission on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, flying as a ball turret gunner in the B-24D Liberator, 41-24298, named, Queenie. 1 Aug, 1943.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24298) nicknamed "Queenie".
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
While assigned temporarily to fly out of North Africa, on February 25, 1943, B-24 #41-23740 'Red Ass' was forced to land in Spanish Morocco. The crew was interned. Chapter 10 of Ted's Travelling Circus chronicles their adventures in this incident. He...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Ples Norwood was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group / 409th Bomb Squadron. He was on B-24 "Red Ass" #41-23740 when it had to crash-land in Spanish Morocco on 25 February 1943, with Pilot Lt Jacob (Jake) Epting and 14 other passengers including Norwood....
Group
The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15 May 42. the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, to continue advanced flight training and also to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. They...
Squadron
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, The Duchess, was in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bombing Squadron in Britain. It was detached, transferred temporarily (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa and flew on Operation Tidal Wave to bomb the oil...
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, 41-24298, named, Queenie, was temporarily detached (TDY) from the 8th Air Force from the U.K. to the 9th Air Force in Benghazi, Libya, to assist in Operation Tidal Wave, the large bombing mission to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti,...
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...
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| Born | South Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
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| 20 September 2019 11:10:04 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to unit associations and aircraft associations |
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| 28 August 2019 07:58:55 | Emily | Changes to biography, person associations, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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| 27 September 2014 18:05:50 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart |
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