42-31394 Aphrodite
Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 20/1/44; transferred AFSC with Azon/Aphrodite (388BG) Knettishall 7/6/44; Missing in Action v-sites Watten, Fr; 6/8/44 with Lt J. Sollars & T/Sgt H. Graves (2 Returned to Duty); lost control and crashed off Suffolk coast.
'Mother' ship B-24J 44-40066.
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39232411 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-366943
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35650353
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046746 / O-791578
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Group Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33233021
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 6 August 1944
- Date: 9 March 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: S.O.L.
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | 6 July 1944 | Taxiing accident Honington/Sta 375 Cat 3 damage, Pilot Capt John A Sollars, 6-Jul-44. |
Crashed |
OffSuffolk Coast, UK | 6 August 1944 | Aphrodite mission to V1 missile site Watten, France. Command crew Lt John A Sollars & T/Sgt Hazen S Graves baled out successfully over UK. A/C lost control and crashed off Suffolk coast. |
Revisions
AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.
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AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.
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AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.
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AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.
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