41-24258 Minerva II, Desert Lily
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UPL 13683
B-24D Liberators from the 512th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force at Berca or Lete Airfield in Bengazi, Libya prior to the low level mission to Ploesti, Rumania on August 1,1943. The nearest aircraft is BREWERY WAGON, then DESERT LILY, and WONGO WONGO.
Best Web - B-24 - BREWERY WAGON
Shot down by a Bf 109G-6 near Wiemath, Austria on Nov 2, 1943. 8 KIA, 2 POW. MACR 1099
2nd Lt. Harold L. Shick - Pilot (KIA), 2nd Lt. Donald D. Brewer - CoPilot (KIA)
2nd Lt. Carl Simon - Navigator (KIA), 2nd Lt. William W. King - Bombardier (POW)
T/Sgt. William J. Dascalkis - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner (KIA), S/Sgt. Theodore E. Bencivanni - Radio Operator (KIA)
S/Sgt. Bryan Vaughn - Gunner (POW), S/Sgt. Roy L. VanCleave - Gunner (KIA)
S/Sgt. Leonard N. Gish - Tail Gunner (KIA), S/Sgt. John D. Rundle - Gunner (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
2811 Wiesmath, Austria | 2 November 1943 | Shot down by a Bf 109G-6 near Wiemath, Austria on November 2, 1943. 8 KIA, 2 POW. MACR 1099 |
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Reformatted aircraft nickname to remove unnecessary punctuation and quotation marks