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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
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |