8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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41-28664
B-24 Liberator
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B-24H-5-DT #41-28664 Merchant of Venice 466th BG - 785th BS Code: 2U-P
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
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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
Squadron
People
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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 #41-28664 '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 #41-28664 '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
Missions
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11 May 1944
Places
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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 |
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| First 466th BG Combat Mission | Berlin, Germany | 22 March 1944 |
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First 466th BG Combat Mission. |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | south of Épinal, France | 11 May 1944 |
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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. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 October 2018 01:11:26 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 August 2016 02:12:21 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nicknames and markings |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 August 2016 02:11:47 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 August 2016 12:12:19 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events and mission associations |
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| 12 August 2016 12:09:29 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and person associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 September 2015 16:16:50 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 September 2015 16:15:20 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events and place associations |
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Attlebridge Diaries - John Woolnough |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 January 2015 03:41:56 | 466thHistorian | Changes to media associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 November 2014 21:09:06 | 466thHistorian | Changes to media associations |
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466th BG Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 November 2014 21:04:10 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nicknames and markings |
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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 4802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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