Unidentified ship.Over Ploesti.

1st Lt. H. H. Wemble served as pilot of the aircraft. He crash-landed the plane southwest of Ploesti on August 1, 1943, after the aircraft sustained severe damage from enemy fire. Wemble lost a leg as a result of the mission. He was taken as a POW and held in Romania. He was later released with the crew when Romania changed sides in 1944 and was repatriated along with Thompson and other crew members.

2nd Lt. Lawrence H. Lancashire served as co-pilot. He was taken as a POW in Romania following the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission and was held as an internee. Lancashire was released along with other interned crew members when Romania changed sides in 1944. His serial number O-735404 appears in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, which listed him as part of the 93rd Bomb Group. He returned to the UK with Thompson.

2nd Lt. Arthur William Thompson, serial number O-794181, served as navigator on the crew of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was born April 8, 1919, and worked as a machinist before the war. He spoke French and German and had some knowledge of Romanian. Thompson was on his 13th mission when his aircraft was downed during the August 1, 1943 Ploesti raid. The plane crash-landed approximately 10 miles southwest of the target at 1515 hours after sustaining severe damage. Thompson was not wounded in the crash. Thompson and the surviving crew were interned in Romania. He was held as an internee until Romania's change of allegiance in 1944, after which he was released and repatriated through Bari, Italy, arriving in the UK on September 6, 1944. He departed Bari by plane on September 4, 1944, and arrived at Lyneman (likely Lyneham) on September 6. Thompson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Cluster. He was interrogated in September 1944 and completed the E&E questionnaire on September 7, 1944. He noted the Halazone water purification tablets as the most valuable item in his aids box, and recommended better maps and proper local currency for future kits.

T/Sgt. Howard O. Ford served as radio operator. He was wounded in the crash and taken as a POW in Romania. He survived and was released when Romania changed sides in 1944. Ford's serial number 33200338 is confirmed in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders dated September 3, 1944, which listed him as part of the 93rd Bomb Group. He returned to the UK along with Thompson and other crew members.

S/Sgt. Lee Sharp served as ball turret gunner. He was wounded in the crash-landing and taken as a POW in Romania following the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission. Sharp recovered and was held as an internee until Romania changed allegiances in 1944. His serial number 18108375 is listed in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, with the 93rd Bomb Group.

S/Sgt. Jack Reed served as waist gunner. He was slightly wounded in the crash-landing southwest of Ploesti and taken as a POW in Romania. Reed was released from Romanian internment following the country's change of allegiance in 1944. His serial number 18084225 appears in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, listing him with the 93rd Bomb Group.

Sgt. James W. Barker served as tail gunner. He was wounded in the crash-landing southwest of Ploesti on August 1, 1943, and was taken as a POW and interned in Romania. Barker survived his wounds and internment in Romania. He was repatriated after Romania's change of allegiance in 1944. His serial number 13048346 is confirmed in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, listing him with the 93rd Bomb Group.

T/Sgt. Jack Fitzgerald served as top turret gunner. He was wounded in the crash-landing southwest of Ploesti and taken as a POW in Romania. Fitzgerald survived his wounds and internment. He was repatriated following Romania's change of allegiance in 1944. His serial number 14057163 appears in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, listing him with the 93rd Bomb Group.