42-31577 Aquila
388th BG - 560th BS
John M. Sande Crew
Individuals not identified in the photograph 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 30967 - B-17G-20-BO #42-31577 "Aquila" Code: O 388th BG - 560th BS John M. Sande Crew Individuals not identified in the photograph
Delivered Cheyenne 25/11/43; Gr Island 8/12/43; Romulus 14/12/43; Mitchell 17/12/43; Syracuse 26/12/43; Grenier 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG [O] Knettishall 9/1/44; destroyed at Poltava with George Little 21/6/44. Salvaged. AQUILA.
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Units served with
- 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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39840703
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886999
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799778
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16057004 / O-664401
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748008
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 25 November 1943 | |
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Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 9 January 1944 | 388 BG 560 BS |
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Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Brunswick, Germany | 30 January 1944 | |
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Other Destroyed on Ground |
Poltava, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine, 36000 | 21 June 1944 | Destroyed on the ground by German bombers during a night attack. Completed 50 combat missions |
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