UPL 49898
IMAGEScene at Rackheath immediately following the return of the crews from the Groups' first mission. Pictured are members of the 788th Lt. Ken Driscoll crew and senior staff. The Driscoll crew flew the lead position accompanied by Command Pilot Col. Albert Shower in a successful first operation that targeted an aircraft assembly plant and airfield at Bourges in France. The crew flew B24H "Wabbit" which returned unscathed from the mission. - Andy Wilkinson
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (467th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: o-19714
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wabbit
Locations
- Site type: Airfield