TA614 Patty

media-7414.jpeg UPL 7414 de Havilland DH98 Mosquito TA614 of the 801st-492nd Bombardment Group "The Carpetbaggers". The 8th Air Force "controlled" the bomb group that "served" OSS to accomplish its missions. Probably taken at their base AAF-179 - Harrington, England. This is the only all-black Mosquito at Harrington and used for flying training purposes ONLY . OSS records indicate TA614 NEVER flew a single Joan-Eleanor Mission for wireless transmissions from OSS field agents in enemy territory. It may have had "Patty" on the Port nose fuselage, and late April 1945,had the tail section painted crimson red.

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Object Number - UPL 7414 - de Havilland DH98 Mosquito TA614 of the 801st-492nd Bombardment Group "The Carpetbaggers". The 8th Air Force "controlled" the bomb group that...

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito TA614 of the OSS controlled 801st-492nd Bombardment Group "The Carpetbaggers", used as a training aircraft. Based at AAF-179 - Harrington, England.



Equipped and used for receiving Joan Eleanor wireless transmissions to train air crew and agents on the ground.

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Units served with

A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13040142 / O-808563
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK 11 March 1945 Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 11-3-1945 and 14-3-1945.

Other

Registered

Thruxton, Andover, Hampshire SP11, UK 1 May 1956 Registered G-AOCN to R.A. Short, Thruxton. May 1956.

Other

Transferred

Transferred to Royal Navy. Date unknown.

Other

Overhauled

Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset BH23, UK To Hurn for overhaul. Aug 1956.

Other

Sold

Israel To Israel as 4X-FDG/-92. 1957.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Production list / mossie.org / USAAF Photo.

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ContributorEmily
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Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.

It never flew a Restocking mission according to JE OSS records, NARA.

Date
ContributorEmily
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Moved information from appearance field to Biography

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ContributorWattonman
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RG226, Joan Eleanor Log, NARA, College Park, MD.

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ContributorLucy May
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Production list / mossie.org / USAAF Photo.

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