43-9227

media-48271.jpeg UPL 48271 A-26G-25-DO #43-9227 Code: F6-F
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF

Object Number - UPL 48271 - A-26G-25-DO #43-9227 Code: F6-F 416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF

Written off after crash landing 2 miles E of Wethersfield (Sta 170) on 12 August 1944. Pilot Joseph R. Sperling.

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12204339
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32202754
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-806236
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38463862
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35621083
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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First 416th BG Mission

Bernay, France 4 March 1944

Crashed

Wethersfield, UK 12 August 1944 Written off after crash landing 2 miles E of Wethersfield (Sta 170). Pilot Joseph R. Sperling.

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