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Re: Operation Aphrodite
Hallo Brian, Alex and Mike,
To further help - or confuse - matters. The B-17 I referred to was a 452nd BG aircraft with a (normal) full bomb load. Hence the alarm which it did indeed cause. The pilot was Eccles and the date was the 30th September 1944. Another 452nd BG B-17 (43-38201) piloted by Beauchat crash-landed on its home airfield of Deopham Green on the 29th. I have the USAAF Accident Report, which includes photos, for the latter. Ed Hinrichs in his book MISSING PLANES OF THE 452nd BOMB GROUP unfortunately gives the same serial number to both above incidents.
Brian. Sorry if I threw a spanner in the works but I hope at least that part of it is cleared up to your satisfaction. While agreeing with your general comment about newspaper accuracy the details of the towns that the Eccles B-17 passed over in Britain were new to me. I could never work out the route it flew over England up to this. Many thanks.
Regards,
Martin Gleeson.
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