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Super grouping to B-24 pilot Major Carl Looker of the 343rd Bomb Squadron (98 Bomb Group). Most important is is participation in Operation Tidal Wave to PLOESTI on Aug 1, 1943! This mission was one of the costliest for the USAAF in the European Theater, with 53 aircraft and 660 aircrewmen lost. It was the worst loss ever suffered by the USAAF on a single mission, and its date was later referred to as "Black Sunday." Looker piloted B-24 "SHANGHI LIL" The group is quite complete consisting of: His ORIGINAL WWII issued AIR MEDAL, officially engraved, Pilots Wings, Ribbon bars, 10 original photos including original photos of B-24'ss Shanghai LIL, Dopey and Sleepy, His COMPLETE Flight service record with shows all his flights including Black Sunday. very thick with immense detail, He also flew many missions with the 307 Bomb Group (424th Bomb Sq.). Covers a day-to-day account of his wartime experiences! TOP group!