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Escape and Evasion Report 1612
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
1st Lt. Hubert H. Womble served as pilot of his aircraft on the August 1, 1943 low-level mission to Ploesti, Romania, as part of Operation Tidal Wave. During the attack, his plane was struck by heavy anti-aircraft fire and ground machine gun fire approximately eight miles past the target, and crashed at 3:00 PM.
According to the tail gunner's report, Womble survived the crash and ended up in Italy following the incident. He was eventually freed and accounted for, returning to Allied control and completing his service.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
0-463978
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
“Honkey Tonk Gal / Naked Truth, The”
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Supports 5 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 330
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record