The B-24D, 42-40364 - has the name, The Pink Elephant, painted on the RH side of the nose - It was the second, Snow White, in the 98th Bomb Group, the first one being the B-24D, 41-11913, Lt. Rollo Lawrence's airplane. This airplane, The Pink Elephant, 42-40364 was lost on Operation Tidal Wave over Ploesti Romania. Aug 1, 1943 - MACR 165 - Pilot Capt. James A. Gunn, Jr. Contributor - Robert Livingstone Info Contributor - Bill Whitney The B-24D, The Pink Elephant, 42-40364, started combat ops, May 13, 1943, and was shot down on the low level Ploesti mission, Aug 1, 1943, with the crew of Pilot Capt. James A. Gunn, Jr. It was shot down near the Yugoslavia/Bulgaria border by enemy fighters during withdrawal from the target in the same action that downed The Witch, 41-11840, flown by Pilot Lt. Julian Darlington. The sole survivor, Tail Gunner Stanley Horine, and Pilot Julian Darlington from The Witch, were POWs together in Bulgaria. 1 Aug 1943