8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Andrew S Toth
Military
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B-24D Liberator bomber, #42-40749, named, 'Sack Time Sally', from the 565th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force and crew, flew on the Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. August 1, 1943 Crew: Standing (L-R) Roy Braly - Pilot, Norbert Gebhard - Co-Pilot, Merlin Verberg - Bombardier, James McGahee - Navigator Kneeling (L-R) Essman Matthews - Radio Operator, Virgil Hoffman - Engineer, Andrew S Toth - Waist Gunner, George Scott - Ball Turret John Filenger - Tail Gunner, Edward Goodall - Waist Gunner
Crew member B-24 Liberator 42-40749 'Sack Time Sally', flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
Service
Units served with
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389th Bomb Group
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943... -
565th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-40749 'Sack-Time Sally'
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, 'Sack-Time Sally', flew on the Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt. Roy E. Braly, returning safely to Libya. Aug 1, 1943. ...
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57 B...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Survived Ploesti | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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Crew member B-24 Liberator #42-40749 'Sack Time Sally', flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. |
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| Assigned | Benghazi, Libya | |
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565th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. |
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Revisions
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| 01 November 2019 14:23:54 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 April 2015 21:10:44 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, aircraft associations, mission associations and media associations |
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