Horace H Christensen

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40793.



See Chapter 3 : "Ploesti" at http://www.lipper.cc/8th_AF/Chris/Chris_Chapt3.html by Author: H.H. "Chris" Christensen .



Flew assembly B-24 Green Dragon.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Jo-Jo's Special Delivery, Green Dragon
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blonds Away
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Born

Ritchfield, Utah

Revisions

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Author: H.H. "Chris" Christensen at http://www.lipper.cc/8th_AF/Chris/Chris_Chapt3.html;
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History & p230 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION edited by Randy Baumgardner, D790.A2S45