42-40733 Virgin for Short, But Not For Long
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Associated to Clarence Gerrick from information in the caption.
B-24 Liberator 42-40733 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Clarence W Gerrick, returning safely to Libya.
Took part in "Big Week" a week of concentrated attacks on the German aircraft industries. 24th Feb 44 mission target Gotha, Germany piloted by James O McMullin Jr. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Stadtlengsfeld, Germany. 1 KIA / 9 POW. MACR 2939.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15018197
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
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 piloted by Clarence W Gerrick, returning safely to Libya. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Stadtlengsfeld, Germany | 24 February 1944 | 24th Feb 44 mission target Gotha, Germany piloted by James O McMullin Jr. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Stadtlengsfeld, Germany. 1 KIA / 9 POW. MACR 2939. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
Revisions
Added the crew of the Ploesti mission. Dan Masters, Dan Masters' blog of the Second World War, Thursday, June 13, 2019, "Ploesti and Beyond: The Wartime Careers of Clarence Gerrick and Jack Dieterle," https://danmastersworldwar2.blogspot.com/2019/06/ploesti-and-beyond-war…
"Bomber Crewmen Who Flew on Tidal Wave," http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf
Correlating aircraft associated with Roger Dunnington.
Tail insignia: "Bomber Crewmen Who Flew on Tidal Wave," http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf
Adding aircraft picture associated with crew member Roger Dunnington.
Richard Dieterle, matching date and place plane lost with list of 567th missions.
Richard Dieterle, adding 567 BS from Operation Tidal Wave Aircraft Roster.
MACR 2939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database