Charlton H Holtz

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying in B-24 Liberator 42-40370.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A close up of the nose-art of the specially-decorated B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pete the Pom Inspector" used as a monitor ship by the 467th Bomb Group.

42-40370

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait Pete the Pom Inspector
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 789th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Crookston, Minnesota

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia