42-30342 T'aint 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35383061
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058334 / O-734021
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-752516
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 18129666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner / Engineer
Places
Missions
- Date: 24 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
19 May 1943 | Delivered to USAAF, Cheyenne Field 19/5/43. | |
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Crashed |
4 August 1944 | 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. | |
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Other Retasked Aphrodite/Azon Drone |
Retasked as an Aphrodite/Azon remote controlled drone flying bomb packed with 30,000 lb of Torpex explosives. | ||
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Other Transferred |
Transferred to #1 Base Air Depot. Fitted out as Aphrodite project drone. | ||
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Other Transferred |
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