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Escape and Evasion Report 1613
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
1st Lt. Worthy A. Long was the pilot of his aircraft on the Ploesti mission of 1 August 1943. He is referenced in E&E Report No. 1617, which documents the fates of his crew following the crash landing near Ploesti.
After the crash, bombardier Norman C. Adams reported seeing Long at a first aid station alongside the co-pilot, tunnel gunner, and himself. Long was subsequently captured by Romanian forces and held as a prisoner of war.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
O-666314
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
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Missing Air Crew Report 335
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