43-22484 The Purple Shaft

media-48610.jpeg UPL 48610 A-26C-15-DT #43-22484 "The Purple Shaft" Code: 5H-C
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 48610 - A-26C-15-DT #43-22484 "The Purple Shaft" Code: 5H-C 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

People

Judson Hassell Blount

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-124666
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator

Robert Edward Shaft

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator

Carl Seaton Stanley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793453
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Marienburg, Germany 31 March 1945

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Stod, Czech Republic 1 May 1945 Flew 16 Combat Missions

Delivered

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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