UPL 55931
IMAGECrewmen working on the B-24D, Euroclydon The Storm. Pilot Lt. Enoch M. Porter, Jr. Lost on Operation Tidal Wave, over Ploesti, Romania. 1 Aug 43. The Storm, B-24-75-CO, in Britain, originally in the 8th Air Force in the U.K. in the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron. With many other 8th Air Force planes, it was detached temporarily (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa, for Operation Tidal Wave. Shot down over it's target. Failed To Return (FTR). 1 Aug 1943. MACR 6465. Note : the RCL "K" on the RH vertical fin. 1943The B-24D Liberator bomber, 42-40612, named, Euroclydon The Storm, and most of it's crew, was lost on Operation Tidal Wave, the large bombing mission to Ploesti, Romania. The aircraft took a direct flak hit approaching it's target, igniting its two long range fuselage bomb bay tanks. The pilot, Lt. Enoch Porter, was observed attempting to climb to 300 feet to give his crew enough altitude to bail out . But, with the aircraft, now completely engulfed in fire, broke apart in mid air and crashed in flames on a school at Plopu, Romania. 1 Aug, 1943. - 8 KIA - 3 POW. - MACR 6465 B-24D, 42-40612, The Storm, B-24-75-CO, in Britain, originally in the 8th Air Force in the U.K. in the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron. With many other 8th Air Force planes, it was detached temporarily (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa, for Operation Tidal Wave. Failed To Return (FTR). 1 Aug 1943. Note : the RCL "K" on the RH vertical fin. 1943
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13048346
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35488596
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Euroclydon The Storm
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 1 August 1943
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