42-30039 Liberty Belle
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Object Number - UPL 28303
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-Q] in US; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-H] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 14/8/43; transferred Aphrodite Project 803BS RCM Knettishall 1/44; Missing in Action - Heligoland submarine pens targeted, missed target due to poor weather conditions 15/10/44. with Lts R Betts & M Garvin [2 x RTD]; LIBERTY BELLE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 26 June 1943
- Date: 25 June 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
2 April 1943 | Delivered to USAAF. Cheyenne Field 2/4/43. | |
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Assigned |
24 May 1943 | Assigned 337th BS, 96th BG in US. Dow Field. | |
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Other Transferred |
29 May 1943 | Transferred 544th BS, 384th BG Grafton Underwood 29/5/43. | |
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Other Transferred |
14 August 1943 | Transferred to 2nd Strategic Air Depot Lt Staughton 14/8/43. | |
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Crashed |
15 October 1944 | Missing in Action - Heligoland submarine pens targeted, missed target due to poor weather conditions 15/10/44. Command crew Lts R Betts & M Garvin baled out over UK. | |
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Other Transferred |
Transferred Aphrodite Project 803rd BS RCM Knettishall 1/44. |
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