41-24310 Patches

media-15543.jpeg UPL 15543 B-24 Liberator #41-24310 'Patches' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan, returned safely to Libya.
Shot down by Lt Emil Clade in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/7 near Mount Parnassus, Greece 5th Oct 43. 2 KIA, 8 evaded. MACR 1097.

Object Number - UPL 15543 - B-24 Liberator #41-24310 'Patches' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan,...

B-24 Liberator #41-24310 'Patches' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan, returned safely to Libya.

Shot down by Lt Emil Clade in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/7 near Mount Parnassus, Greece 5th Oct 43. 2 KIA, 8 evaded. MACR 1097.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-676238
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 20761152
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Missions

Events

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Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan, returned safely to Libya.

Other

Failed To Return FTR

Parnassus, Tithorea 350 15, Greece 2 October 1943 Shot down by Lt Emil Clade in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/7 near Mount Parnassus, Greece 5th Oct 43. 2 KIA, 8 evaded. MACR 1097.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.

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Reverse error.

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Marchese; B-24 Liberator PMD

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