42-3518 Lady Lillian
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UPL 30964
B-17G-5-BO #42-3518 "Lady Lillian" Code: Z
388th BG - 561st BS 388th Bomb Group collection
388th BG - 561st BS 388th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Denver 15/7/43; Rapid City 10/8/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 9/9/43; transferred RCM 803BS Sculthorpe /44; damaged by PB4Y explosion on APH mission 12-8-44; Salvaged 14/11/44.
Provided navigational assistance on Aphrodite mission to V1 missile site Wizernes, France. 4-8-44.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672514
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35791763
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 15 July 1943 | |
Other Aphrodite mission |
Wizernes, France | 4 August 1944 | Provided navigational assistance on Aphrodite mission to V1 missile site Wizernes, France. 4-8-44. Pilot Lt Bruce M Muirhead. |
Other Colateral damage [Aphrodite] |
Blythburgh, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 12 August 1944 | Damaged by PB4Y [42-110007] explosion on Aphrodite mission. |
Crashed |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | 8 November 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing RAF Fersfield/Sta 140, Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Thomas H Barton, 8-11-44. |
Other Salvaged |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | 14 November 1944 | Salvaged |