41-24023 Fertile Myrtle
B-24 Liberator #41-24023 'Fertile Myrtle' 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, piloted by Herbert I Shingler, returning safely to Libya.
19th Aug 43. En route to the target, the plane began smoking from the engines, after which it went into a dive and crashed into the ground and exploded. Pilot Ralph F. Wiesenberg. Italy. 10 KIA. MACR 325.
Crew:
2nd/Lt Joseph M. Gares Nav, 2nd/Lt James R. Curtis Bombardier, 2nd/Lt James H. Devers, Jr Co Pilot 2nd/Lt Ralph F. Wiesenberg Pilot, T/Sgt Orville K. Nicholson, T/Sgt Cedric J. Rougier, S/Sgt Harry L. Fischer Gunner, S/Sgt Marcel G. Parker Gunner, S/Sgt John A. Summers Gunner, S/Sgt Patrick L. Burke Gunner.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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 raid, piloted by Herbert I Shingler, returning safely to Libya. |
Other Failed To Return FTR |
Italy | 19 August 1943 | 19th Aug 43. En route to the target, the plane began smoking from the engines, after which it went into a dive and crashed into the ground and exploded. Pilot Ralph F. Wiesenberg. Italy. 10 KIA. MACR 325. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. |