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41-28664

B-24 Liberator

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Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on 466BG's first mission. Failed to Return (FTR)mission to Epinal. A/C seen with one engine feathered and another smoking, radio message received that pilot was heading for Switzerland. Not seen again. 11 x KIA. 11-May-44. MACR 4802.

Service

Units

  • 8th Air Force

    8th Air Force

    Command

  • 466th Bomb Group

    466th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...

  • 785th Bomb Squadron

    785th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

People

  • Ernest Akens

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #4128664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA).

  • Carl Bailey

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #4128664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • Burnis Copley

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • William Dwyer

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA). Awards: PH.

  • John Gordon

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Left Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #4128664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • James Johnson

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • Otto Kaushep

    Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • William Kent

    Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #4128664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • John MacDonald

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #4128664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.

  • James Mullins

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

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Missions

  • 350

    11 May 1944

Places

  • Attlebridge

    Military site : airfield
    Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...

Events

Event Location Date
First 466th BG Combat Mission Berlin, Germany 22 March 1944

First 466th BG Combat Mission.
Failed to Return (FTR) south of Épinal, France 11 May 1944

Was seen with #4 engine smoking and#2 engine feathered falling behind the formation to the south. Pilot radioed that he was going to try to make it to Switzerland.
Nicknames
Merchant of Venice
Production block number
B-24H-5-DT
Manufacturer
Douglas
Markings and paint scheme/livery

2U-P

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
30 October 2018 01:11:26 466thHistorian Changes to events
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
13 August 2016 02:12:21 466thHistorian Changes to nicknames and markings
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
13 August 2016 02:11:47 466thHistorian Changes to events
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
12 August 2016 12:12:19 Al_Skiff Changes to events and mission associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28618328/?terms=41-28664
Date Contributor Update
12 August 2016 12:09:29 Al_Skiff Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and person associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28618328/?terms=41-28664
Date Contributor Update
28 September 2015 16:16:50 466thHistorian Changes to events
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
28 September 2015 16:15:20 466thHistorian Changes to events and place associations
Sources

Attlebridge Diaries - John Woolnough
Date Contributor Update
18 January 2015 03:41:56 466thHistorian Changes to media associations
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
03 November 2014 21:09:06 466thHistorian Changes to media associations
Sources

466th BG Archives
Date Contributor Update
03 November 2014 21:04:10 466thHistorian Changes to nicknames and markings
Sources

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:40:05 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

MACR 4802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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