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5 December 1944
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UPL 19801
B-17 Mother ship [L] follows within transmission range of Aphrodite drone B-17 flying bomb [R].
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Mission Details
HERFORD
Description: APHRODITE MISSION TARGET UNKNOWN
Notes: 2 B-17 Castor drones are controlled by 3 -B17s and a P-38 observation aircraft (388th BG). Target unknown and results not determined. 17 P-51s provide escort.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115880
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
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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'.