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42-40317 Barrel House Bessie

media-15452.jpeg UPL 15452 B-24 Liberator #42-40317 'Barrel House Bessie' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Wayne V Friberg, returning safely to Libya.

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Object Number - UPL 15452 - B-24 Liberator #42-40317 'Barrel House Bessie' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Wayne V Friberg,...

B-24 Liberator #42-40317 'Barrel House Bessie' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Wayne V Friberg, returning safely to Libya.

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Units served with

376th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

B-24 Liberators of the 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force fly in formation over the Alps. Printed caption on reverse: 'AFHQ Dec.29th - American bombers headed for Germany. Flying over the Alps are these long range bombers, B-24 Liberators, of the 15th USAAF, on a mission to smash vital centers in the Axis lines of communications. USAAF photo thru PWB. Serviced by Algiers to B List, NA and IT. Approved by appropriate military authority. Reserviced by OWI London to List G.'

513th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

Operation Tidal Wave

Date: 1 August 1943
Official Description:

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Survived Ploesti	Ploiești, Romania	1 August 1943	Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Wayne V Friberg, returning safely to Libya.
Assigned	Benghazi, Libya		513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania

1 August 1943

Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Wayne V Friberg, returning safely to Libya.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya

513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.