42-30342 Taint A Bird II
Object Number - UPL 19300 - B-17F 42-30342 "T'aint A Bird II" 334th BS, 95th BG, 8th AF USAAF.
Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/43; Gore 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Wright 30/6/43; Smoky Hill 20/7/43; Kearney 22/7/43; Dow Fd 25/7/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 28/7/43; 54m, transferred APH with Azon for Aphrodite missions, Knettishall; Aphrodite remote controllled drone attack on Watten with Lt F Pool & S/Sgt P Enterline 4/8/44. TAINT A BIRD II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6575918
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18124489
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13057861
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686181
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 741st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13007515
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Cheyenne Modification Center
Missions
- Date: 4 August 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Gravelines, France | 1944-08-04 | Aphrodite remote controllled drone attack on Watten 4-8-44. Controlled from B-24J 44-40283. B-17 'Taint A Bird' impacted at Gravelines, probably due to flak damage. |
|
Other Retasked Aphrodite/Azon Drone |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | Retasked as an Aphrodite/Azon remote controlled drone flying bomb packed with 30,000 lb of Torpex explosives. | |
|
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Boeing. | |
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Delivered |
Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport, Cheyenne Rd, Francis E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, USA | 1943-05-19 | Delivered to USAAF, Cheyenne Field 19/5/43. |
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Assigned |
Horham, Eye, Suffolk IP21, UK | 1943-07-28 | Assigned 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF 28/7/43. |
|
Other Transferred |
Burtonwood, Warrington, UK | Transferred to #1 Base Air Depot. Fitted out as Aphrodite project drone. | |
|
Other Transferred |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | Transferred to 388th BG. Aphrodite project drone. |
Revisions
AAM DB Entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons
AAM DB Entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons
AAM DB Entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
