UPL 15344

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B-24 Liberator #42-40782 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Robert J O'Reilly, lost over Romania on return flight, crash landed. 1 KIA / 9 POW. MACR 158.

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Units

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Shoot, Fritz. Youre Faded
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

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