NAME

TP

-

M#

SER

-

BLK

-

MF

SERIAL #

AF

BG

BS

SC

RCL/#

V#-P

PHOTO CREDITS

EXTERMINATOR

B

-

24

D

-

1

-

CO

41-23717

8

93

330

~

H

01-1

N/A

Port (Left) Side - Before Name was Applied - 8 Apr 43 in England (Combat & Ground Crew)
Lost on Operation TIDAL WAVE, 1 Aug 43, Ploesti Romania - MACR 334 - Pilot Hugh R. Roper
Featured in "Liberators in England in World War II"

Contributor - Anthony Gaster

Info Contributor - Hugh R. Roper
I was named after the Pilot (Hugh Rawlin Roper) who died returning from the '43 Ploesti mission.

Info Contributor - Chris Gregg
Transferred from 329th BS (RCL = P) to 330th BS (RCL = H) mid-to-late Mar 43
First 330th BS mission 1 May 43
Changed to RCL = H once it was in North Africa for the Ploesti mission
Lost in mid-air collision returning from Ploesti 1 Aug 43 

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