Lete
Airfield
Best Web - B-24 - 42-40364 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Object Number - UPL 13728 - B-24D, 42-40364, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, in the 9th Air Force. Lost on the Ploesti oil...
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Detailed History
Lete was used by the USAAF during the Eastern Desert Campaign in 1943.
The precise location of the airfield is unknown
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065645 / O-726423
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15096200 / O-730276
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-000195
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33278362
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snake Eyes
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Pink Elephant - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Sandman
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Scorpion
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Four Eyes - Damfino
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron