Date: 08/18/1944
Aircraft Type: B-24
Aircraft Number: 42-78295
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Group: 459BG
Squadron: 758
Command: 15AF
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The plane was shot down over Bulgaria after a successful bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania on August 18, 1944. All the crew survived but were taken POW's and placed in a prison camp. They were at the prison camp for about 5 months and were released back to the U.S.
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