Winfield V Long

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25435.jpeg UPL 25435 Winfield V. Long, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/24962

Object Number - UPL 25435 - Winfield V. Long, 93rd Bomb Group

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.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hells Angels
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

1 August 1943

Born

Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Revisions

Date
Changes
Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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

Winfield V Long: Gallery (3 items)