41-23656 Rowdy Ann
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UPL 15190
B-24 Liberator #41-23656 'Rowdy Ann' 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF.
B-24 Liberator #41-23656 'Rowdy Ann' 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, aborting before the target, pilot Allen B Gaston. A/C Renamed from 'Rowdy II' - Transferred to 376th BG / 512th BS. Returned to the States on June 6, 1944 and went on a war bond drive.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34125884
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, aborting before the target, pilot Allen B Gaston. |
Other War Bonds Tour |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 6 June 1944 | Returned to the States on June 6, 1944 and went on a war bond drive. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. | |
Assigned |
A/C Renamed from 'Rowdy II' - Transferred to 376th BG / 512th BS. |