42-40608 - The Vulgar Virgin

Some of the crew of the Vulgar Virgin UPL 46544 UPL 46544 Some of the crew of Vulgar Virgin Off

Object Number - UPL 46544 - Some of the crew of Vulgar Virgin

Turner's B-24D, 42-40608, was painted on it's top and the sides of it's fuselage and engines, in the Army' standard olive drab, for it's original assignment to the ETO.  

The B-24D, named, The Vulgar Virgin, 42-40608, was allocated to the 8th Air Force, and assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron as a replacement.

 It was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force, in Benghazi, Libya, for Operation Tidal Wave. t make it back to his home base at Benghazi, Lt. Turner decided to fly south to Turkey and managed to fly as far as Chorlu, Turkey, where he did land safely with no casualties to his crew. He, his crew, and his bomber, were interned by the Turkish Air Force. INT-TURK. 1 Aug 1943. MACR 335

After the Ploesti mission, Lt. Turner and his navigator escaped captivity in Turkey, and with help from friendly partisans, were able to return to the 8th Air Force and the 93rd Bomb Group, in Britain.

After returning to Britain, three months later, Lt. Turner was flying another B-24D, 42-63988, named, Birmingham Blitzkrieg, and was shot down by an FW-190 fighter over the North Sea, close to Helgoland Island, after a mission to Bremen, Germany. Lt. Turner and his crew were reported missing in action (MIA) and later reported killed in action (KIA). 19 KIA. Nov 13, 1943.

AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-24-D-75- CO MANUFACTURER: Consolidated - SN 42- 40608
CONSTRUCTION NO. : 1685 

DELIVERY DATE : 07 Apr 43
DATE  FIRST ACCEPTED : 7 Apr 1943

 

MODIFICATION:

10 Apr 43 Airfield Location: Tucson, AZ Modification Center (second acceptance on completion

- 4/29 -- 30 Apr 1943 Airfield Location: Topeka, KS, Combat crew replacement center

 -- 03 May 1943 Airfield Location: Presque Isle, ME , aerial POE


DATE LOST FROM INVENTORY :

 1 Aug 1943
GAINED: Turkish Air Force. August 1, 1943 - S/N - 42-40608


 ASSIGNED : 8th AF -

Project 92067-R  ETO REPLACEMENT DATE OF SERVICE: May 13, 1943 - Jun 27 1943 -

BOMBARDMENT DIVISION ASSIGNED :  SECOND.  AT DATE OF SERVICE : 13 May 1943 - 01 Aug 1943.  SEE 201st BOMB WING (P)

BOMB WING ASSIGNED: 201st (P) PROVISIONAL BOMB WING  DATE OF SERVICE : 13 May 1943 - 01 Aug 1943

GROUP ASSIGNED : 93rd - DATE OF SERVICE: 13 May1943 - 01 Aug 1943

SQUADRON ASSIGNED : 328th - DATE OF SERVICE: 13 May 1943 - 01 Aug 1943

13 May 1943 Airfield Location: Hardwick, England -- 26 Jun 1943 Transferred to Mediterranean Theater of Operations ( MTO) 

DETACHED: 9th AF - DATE OF SERVICE Jun 27, 1943 - Aug 01, 1943.  Airfield Location: Terra, Libya (LG 7) 1 05 Jul 1943
 
DISPOSITION: Interned Turkey - MACR 335, 01 AUG 2943
 

--  Messina, Italy - railroad yard 1st Lt Turner, C. 2 12 Jul 1943 San Giovanni, Italy, - port facilities 1st Lt Turner, C. Combat damage (AA): one hole in nose 3 13 Jul 1943 Vibo Valenia, Italy - airfield 1st Lt Turner, C. 4 15 Jul 1943 Foggia, Italy - airfield 1st Lt Turner, C. 5 17 Jul 1943 Naples, Italy - railroad yard 1st Lt Turner, C. 6 19 Jul 1943 Rome, Italy - railroad yard 1st Lt Turner, C. end 01 Aug 1943 Ploesti, Romania - oil production 1st Lt. Turner, C. Combat damage (AA): bomb-bay fuel tank, fuselage holed, one engine. airfield location: Chorlu, Turkey Interned: Turkey - SOC
Pilot - 1st Lt. Claude A. Turner - Combat damage from AA : bomb bay fuel tank, fuselage holed, one engine destroyed - Landed at Chorlu, Turkey - Crew Interned - Released
 

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19090817 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16062707
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676463
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-22549
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

26 June 1943 Assigned to Benghazi, Libya. 1 Jun 1943.

Assigned

Interned

1 August 1943 Aircraft landed at Chorlu, Turkey, due to battle damage preventing flying back to home base. Crew and plane interned. 10 INT-TURK. 1 Aug 1943.

Other

Flew on Operation Tidal Wave

1 August 1943 Flew on the Ploesti, Romania, oil refinery mission, piloted by 1st Lt. Claude A. Turner. Aircraft sustained combat damage over Ploesti from AAA : bomb-bay, fuel tank, fuselage, one engine. Interned in Turkey. 1 Aug 43.

Assigned

Assigned to the 328th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force. Hardwick, U.K. Later, (TDY) to the 9th Air Force while in North Africa. 1943

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None.  Edited for continuity and format.  Certain sections should be moved to associated PEOPLE or MISSIONS. Further editing and documentation needed.

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Camouflage notes are based on like produced ETO allocations in shade 41. There are at this time no know images of  42-40608 intact.

 

See only image tai on different Shade 49 Sand a/cl image at b24besteeb .com

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