John P O'Brien

Military
media-26613.jpeg UPL 26613 J. P. O'Brien, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25118

Object Number - UPL 26613 - J. P. O'Brien, 93rd Bomb Group

2 December 1942 while transporting navigators to a school in Oxfordshire, main landing gear retracted upon landing. All crewmembers survived on B-24 41-23674.



Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40127.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23674

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron

42-40127

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Bucket Of Bolts - First Sergeant
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 51

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Object number: UPL 26613 - J. P. O'Brien, 93rd Bomb Group