UPL 7417
IMAGEA DeHavilland DH98 Mosquito fighter bomber of the 492nd - 801st ,Carpetbaggers, Bomb Group, probably taken at their base, AAF 179 Harrington, England. - Special "Joan - Eleanor" radio receivers were installed in the planes to collect transmissions from OSS agents on the ground in enemy territory on missions named, "Red Stocking".
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Fightin Sam
- Unit: VIII Bomber Command 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield