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41-11896
B-24 Liberator
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B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare' 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya.
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B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare' 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya.
Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, pilot Lt Col Julian M Bleyer, returning safely to Libya. Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, pilot Herman E Stephens - 7 KIA / 3 POW MACR 463
Service
Units
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98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942. ... -
343rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
People
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Donovan Astle
Military | Second Lieutenant
Crew member B-24 #41-11896 'Nightmare' shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA MACR 463. -
Julian Bleyer
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
Pilot B-24 41-11896 flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. ... -
Valex Colon
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Crew member, shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA. MACR 463. -
Yves Gouin
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Crew member of B-24 #41-11896 'Nightmare' shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA. MACR 463. -
George Nekos
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Crew member of B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare', shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA. MACR 463. -
Robert Patrick
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Crew member of B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare', shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA. MACR 463. -
Francis Roubique
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Crew member of B-24 Liberator #41-11896 'Nightmare' shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, KIA. MACR 463. -
Tom Samo
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Crew member of B-24 #41-11896 'Nightmare', shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, POW. MACR 463. -
Herman Stephens
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot
Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, POW. MACR 463.
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
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...
Places
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Benina
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, pilot Lt Col Julian M Bleyer, returning safely to Libya. |
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| Failed To Return FTR | 67039 Sulmona AQ, Italy | 3 September 1943 |
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Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, pilot Herman E Stephens - 7 KIA / 3 POW MACR 463 |
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| Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
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343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 February 2018 14:05:11 | decwriter | Changes to description |
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Bleyer was a Lt Col on the Ploesti raid. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 February 2018 14:02:20 | decwriter | Changes to events |
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Bleyer was a Lt Col on the Ploesti raid. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 November 2016 04:54:29 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number, nicknames, unit associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 April 2015 15:14:20 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, mission associations and media associations |
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http://www.findagrave.com / http://usaafdata.com / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 463 |
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