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11 September 1944
media-19801.jpeg UPL 19801 B-17 Mother ship [L] follows within transmission range of Aphrodite drone B-17 flying bomb [R].

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Object Number - UPL 19801 - B-17 Mother ship [L] follows within transmission range of Aphrodite drone B-17 flying bomb [R].

Mission Details

Description: APHRODITE MISSION TARGET UNKNOWN

Notes: APHRODITE mission (388th BG) B-17 loaded with 2,000 pounds of bombs. Pilot killed baling out of the drone. 16 P-51s provide escort.

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 1 T

Revisions

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.

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