TA614 Patty
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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
- 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: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13040142 / O-808563
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
Moved information added by user Wattonman from biography to source message.
It never flew a Restocking mission according to JE OSS records, NARA.
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