UPL 47581
IMAGEB-24 - Pilot Lt. Claude Alvin Turner, Command Pilot of the B-24D, 42-40608, The Vulgar Virgin, in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron. He flew, The Vulgar Virgin, on the Ploesti mission. 1 Aug 1943. After returning to England, Lt. Turner was shot down by an FW-109 and killed in action over the North Sea in the B-24, 42-40765, Birmingham Blitzkrieg, after a deadly and chaotic mission to Bremen, Germany - 11 KIA 13 Nov 43. MACR 2180
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: O-665742
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot