438th Troop Carrier Group
Group
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43-711
L-4 Grasshopper
Assigned to 381SerS 7PRG 8AF. Transferred to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF.
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7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Group
Based for the majority of their service at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, the 7th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) took over three million intelligence photos during the course of 4,251 sorties over occupied Europe. The Group was awarded a Distinguished... -
381st Service Squadron
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88th Troop Carrier Squadron
Squadron
People
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Allan Elston
Military | First Lieutenant | Photo Reconnaissance Pilot | 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Places
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Greenham Common
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1942 as an Operational Training Unit, it was handed over to the Eighth Air Force in 1942, and was the 51st Troop Carrier Wing's HQ in 1942. Greenham Common became a Ninth Air Force base in 1943, and was then home to a series of... -
Mount Farm
Military site : airfield
Originally a grass airfield satellite for the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at nearby RAF Benson, Mount Farm was built in 1940-1941. It had three concrete runways, 49 dispersals (24 concrete pan type plus 25 PSP squares), and eight blister...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA 17745, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Piper. |
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| Delivered | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 8000 Essington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7PG, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 381SerS 7PRG 8AF. |
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| Crashed | Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7PG, UK | 14 June 1944 |
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Taxiing Accident Mount Farm/Sta 234 Cat 3 damage Lt Allan V Elston, 14-Jun-44. L-4B 43-711 - 381SerS 7PRG 8AF |
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| Assigned | Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | 1945 |
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Transferred to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF. |
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| Crashed | 8 Avenue Philéas Fogg, 80440 Glisy, France | 23 June 1945 |
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Ground Loop Amiens/Glisy (B-48) Cat M damage Lt James S Custer, 23-Jun-45. L-4B 43-711 - 88TCS 438TCG 9AF |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 June 2017 18:00:33 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-711&Submit4=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 June 2017 15:51:44 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-711&Submit4=Go |
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