William P Brigham

Military

B-24 A/C# 4210155 'Heavenly Body'. Lost engine over target and fell out of formation. Lost another engine and ditched in channel. Water rough and AC cartwheeled upon hitting water. One of only 2 crewmen saved. Last operational losses for unit.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-110155

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history