Winfield V Long
Military ROLL OF HONOURSnippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/24962
Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Angels' 42-40781.
Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash landing with no crew injured except McBride who had a flak wound to his leg. Plane is also listed as 'Here's to Ya' On that day, Long got a Focke-Wulf 109. 28 May 1943 on a night training accident in B24 41-24309, one of 3 survivors.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
1 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Kings Mountain, North Carolina |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 329, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44 and p. 135 Ted's Travelling Circus pp. 24, 180 215 by C.. Stewart with crew picture p.215