{"id":7034537,"date":"2026-07-24T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/operation-aphrodite-joseph-kennedy-jr-flying-bomb-1944\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:38:58","slug":"operazione-afrodite-joseph-kennedy-jr-bomba-volante-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/operation-aphrodite-joseph-kennedy-jr-flying-bomb-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"La bomba volante che uccise un Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>La mattina del 12 agosto 1944, un aviatore della marina di 29 anni sal\u00ec a bordo di un bombardiere Liberator che era stato privato delle armi e riempito, da un&#039;estremit\u00e0 all&#039;altra delle ali, di esplosivo. Non era obbligato a essere l\u00ec. Aveva terminato il suo turno di servizio e si era guadagnato il biglietto di ritorno a casa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Si chiamava Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ed era il figlio che suo padre si aspettava di mandare alla Casa Bianca. Diciotto minuti dopo il decollo, era sparito, vaporizzato sulla campagna inglese in una delle missioni pi\u00f9 segrete e disastrose della guerra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;margin-top:0\">Informazioni rapide<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Operazione:<\/strong> Aphrodite (USAAF) e il suo gemello della Marina, Project Anvil<\/li><li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> Un PB4Y-1 Liberator provato dalla guerra e carico di circa 12 tonnellate di siluri<\/li><li><strong>Data:<\/strong> 12 agosto 1944<\/li><li><strong>Equipaggio:<\/strong> Il tenente Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. e il tenente Wilford J. Willy<\/li><li><strong>Bersaglio:<\/strong> Il bunker per armi V di Mimoyecques, nel nord della Francia.<\/li><li><strong>Risultato:<\/strong> Esplosione prematura sul Suffolk; entrambi gli uomini uccisi; conferita la Navy Cross.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTvX0cB2ER8\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una bomba con le ali<\/h2>\r\n<p>Nel 1944 gli Alleati si trovarono di fronte a un problema: i siti tedeschi per la produzione delle armi V erano sepolti sotto una tale quantit\u00e0 di cemento che i bombardamenti convenzionali riuscivano a malapena a scalfirli. La soluzione, ideata con il nome in codice Afrodite, era di una semplicit\u00e0 disarmante. Prendere un bombardiere troppo usurato per il servizio normale, smontarlo e riempirlo con una quantit\u00e0 di esplosivo superiore a quella che qualsiasi stiva bombe potesse mai contenere. Quindi, pilotarlo contro l&#039;obiettivo tramite radiocomando.<\/p>\r\n<p>C&#039;era per\u00f2 un problema. Il sistema di guida era rudimentale, quindi un equipaggio di due uomini doveva decollare, armare il carico manualmente e lanciarsi con il paracadute sull&#039;Inghilterra prima che un aereo &quot;madre&quot; guidasse la bomba volante attraverso la Manica. Tutto dipendeva da quei pochi minuti tra l&#039;armamento dell&#039;esplosivo e il lancio con il paracadute, e dal Torpex, un esplosivo pi\u00f9 potente e meno prevedibile del TNT.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=751171465  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/joseph-kennedy-jr-navy.jpg\" alt=\"Il tenente Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. in uniforme della Marina.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Il tenente Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. aveva completato il suo turno di servizio in combattimento e avrebbe potuto tornare a casa. Foto della Marina degli Stati Uniti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il volontario<\/h2>\r\n<p>Joe Jr. era il maggiore dei figli Kennedy, quello su cui il padre aveva riposto le ambizioni politiche della famiglia. Aveva gi\u00e0 effettuato pi\u00f9 di venti missioni di pattugliamento ed era idoneo a tornare a casa. Invece si offr\u00ec volontario per Anvil.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il 12 agosto, lui e il tenente Wilford Willy decollarono dalla base RAF di Fersfield, nel Suffolk, a bordo di un Liberator che trasportava circa 21.000 libbre di Torpex, diretti a Mimoyecques. Da qualche parte a terra, una telecamera lo immortal\u00f2 per l&#039;ultima volta.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1136375517  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/kennedy-jr-last-photo-1944.png\" alt=\"Ultima foto di Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., 12 agosto 1944\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Una delle ultime fotografie conosciute di Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., scattata il giorno della missione. Dominio pubblico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">diciotto minuti<\/h2>\r\n<p>Circa diciotto minuti dopo il decollo, mentre l&#039;equipaggio si preparava a cedere il controllo all&#039;aereo madre e ad armare il carico, il Liberator esplose sopra Newdelight Wood, vicino al villaggio di Blythburgh, nel Suffolk. Non rimase quasi nulla. I detriti caduti danneggiarono un aereo fotografico che volava a circa 90 metri di distanza.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201c&quot;L&#039;esplosione pi\u00f9 grande che abbia mai visto, fino alle immagini della bomba atomica.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Un pilota a bordo della nave madre di scorta<\/strong> \u2014 ricordando il momento in cui il Liberator esplose<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cNulla di pi\u00f9 grande di un pallone da basket avrebbe potuto sopravvivere all&#039;esplosione.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Un membro dell&#039;equipaggio di un aereo di scorta<\/strong> \u2014 sulle conseguenze della vicenda del Suffolk<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTWZjbie-dI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il figlio che non c&#039;era<\/h2>\r\n<p>Sia Kennedy che Willy furono insigniti della Navy Cross, la seconda pi\u00f9 alta onorificenza della Marina. L&#039;Operazione Afrodite e il Progetto Anvil, invece, non ottennero quasi nulla: le bombe volanti erano estremamente imprecise e letali per i loro stessi equipaggi, e il programma fu abbandonato silenziosamente.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il segno pi\u00f9 profondo che lasci\u00f2 fu su una sola famiglia. Le ambizioni che Joseph Kennedy Sr. nutriva per il figlio maggiore non morirono con lui sul Suffolk. Passarono invece al fratello successivo in linea di successione: un giovane ufficiale di marina di nome John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9YSj9VBIvfk\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Fonti: Smithsonian Magazine; US Naval History and Heritage Command; War History Online; Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/gloster-meteor-primo-aereo-a-reazione-alleato-bomba-volante-v1-1944\/\">Il primo aereo a reazione che insegu\u00ec bombe volanti<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/nazi-wunderwaffe-wonder-weapons-gustav-kugelpanzer-p1500\/\">Le &quot;armi miracolose&quot; naziste che sfidavano la ragione<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the morning of 12 August 1944, a 29-year-old naval aviator climbed into a Liberator bomber that had been stripped of its guns and filled, wingtip to wingtip, with explosives. He did not have to be there. He had flown his tour and earned his ticket home. His name was Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7034369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[666,664],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7034537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-legends","category-military-aviation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Operation Aphrodite: The Bomb That Killed a Kennedy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Operation Aphrodite turned worn-out bombers into flying bombs. One of them killed Joseph P. 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