41-24258 Minerva II, Desert Lily

media-13683.jpeg 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.

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Object Number - 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...

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

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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MACR 1099

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