8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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B-24 Liberator
A/C flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
A/C later sent to attack V1 launch sites in the Pas de Calais, France ( code No Ball ).
There was no flak over the target, but the enemy sent about 20 fighters up. The 44th BG shot down eight of these. Unfortunately, the 67th Squadron lost one aircraft. Plane crashed near Grandcamp, France. Me109 and Fw190's carried out head on attack, '4Q2' was hit in #2 engine and sent into a downward glide, exploding shortly thereafter, 3 chutes were seen, one alight. 2 POW 8 KIA MACR 2362
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'.
Andy Chalan was flying as the Right Waist Gunner.
Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. KIA.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779.
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1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D 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 B...
14 January 1944
This mission is a combined effort of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bomb Divisions to attack V-Weapon sites near the French coast near Pas-de-Calaise. Some targets of opportunity were also bombed. A total of 20 out of 21 V-Weapon sites are hit with varying results.
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Event | Location | Date |
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Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
A/C flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. |
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Failed to Return (FTR) | Grandcamp, France | 14 January 1944 |
A/C sent to attack V1 launch sites in the Pas de Calais, France ( code No Ball ). |
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Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
67th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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10 April 2015 17:05:59 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, person associations and mission associations |
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http://www.findagrave.com / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 2362 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2262 / MACR 2362 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |