42-63954
Delivered to USAAF as B-24D, transferred to USN as PBY4-1, transferred to Project Anvil [USN equivalent of Aphrodite] converted to BQ-8 Drone. Second USN "Anvil" project drone, target was Heligoland U-boat pens, remote controller flew aircraft into Düne Island by mistake. Command pilot Lt Ralph D Spalding baled out over UK safely, awarded Navy cross for this action.
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
Missions
- Date: 3 September 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Peterson St, Fort Collins, CO, USA | 18 November 1943 | Ground accident Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Vito Cotugre, 18-11-43. B-24StandSch |
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Crashed |
Düne, Heligoland 27498 | 3 September 1944 | Second USN "Anvil" project, target Heligoland U-boat pens, remote controller flew aircraft into Düne Island by mistake. Command pilot Lt Ralph D Spalding baled out over UK safely, awarded Navy cross for this action. |
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Manufactured |
San Diego, CA, USA | Built at Consolidated San Diego, CA, USA. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Other Converted to PBY4-1 |
Transferred to USN as PBY4-1. | ||
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Other Converted to BQ-8 |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | Project Anvil [USN equivalent of Aphrodite] converted to BQ-8 Drone. |
Revisions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_pen
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-63954
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.