Lete
Airfield
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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 refinery mission. Pilot Lt. James Gunn, Jr. 1 Aug 1943.
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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: 345th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16138160 / O-2060070
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16006213 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-431039
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Pilot / Operations Officer / Commanding Officer / Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32160105 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-519127
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Valient Virgin
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolf Wagon
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Old Blister Butt - Widow
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 564th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Strawberry Bitch
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Our Prayer
- Unit: 345th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group