DH399
IWM Photo - D 15130
IWM Photo.
Object Number - UPL 20370 - "American ground crew at an American airfield somewhere in Britain re-fuel Oxford Trainer aircraft DH399 [ Yellow Triangle, coded D]." - USAAF...
Airspeed Oxford DF399, assigned to 92nd BG between June 8th and August 27th 1943, transferred to Headquarters Sqn, 482nd Bomb Group, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 94th Combat Bomb Wing, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot ; Operations Officer
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK | 8 June 1943 - 27 August 1943 | Assigned to 92nd BG, 8AF USAAF. Between June 8th and August 27th 1943. |
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Other Transferred |
Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 27 August 1943 | Transferred to Headquarters Sqn, 482nd Bomb Group, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 2 November 1943 | Crashed on Take Off Alconbury/Sta 102 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt James E Trask, 2-Nov-43. Hq 482BG 8AF. |
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Manufactured |
Christchurch, Dorset, UK | Built at Airspeed. | |
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Delivered |
England, UK | Delivered to RAF MU. | |
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Other Transferred |
Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | Transferred to Headquarters Sqn, 94th Combat Bomb Wing, 8AF, Polebrook/Sta 110, Northamps, 1944. |
