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Delivered Long Beach 11/9/43; Scott 27/9/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 4/11/43; Aphrodite Project, hit by Flak and crashed on secondary target Herford, Germany, 5/12/44. Command crew Lts T H Barton & F E Bruno baled out over UK. 5/12/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18115880
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Places

Missions

  • Date: 5 December 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK 4 November 1943 Assigned 388th BG Knettishall 4/11/43.

Crashed

Haldorf, 34295 Edermünde, Germany 5 December 1944 Aphrodite Project, primary target [Herford marshalling yards] not located due to cloud cover, so directed at alternate target of Haldorf, Germany. Hit by Flak and crashed south of town. 5/12/44.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log