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Crew #504 Malcolm O. Dike Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24H-15-CF #41-29387 "(Snafu) Snark" Code: 2U-B A bomber crew of the 466th Bomb Group with their shark mouth B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29387) nicknamed "The Snafu Snark". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo taken of the "SNARK" and crew 504 of 785th Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, on arrival at Attlebridge, England on Feb 25 1944. Top Row (left to right) Malcolm O Dike (P) , Claude V Meconis, (CP), William L Brooks, (N) , Harold K Miller (B), Julian R Thompson (FE) Bottom row (left to right) Joseph J Rooney (R/O), Vito Calderalo (TG), George A Bertie (WG), Dennis L Beavers (BTG) , James Smith (WG) Second handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG crew of Liberator "Snark".'
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A bomber crew of the 466th Bomb Group with their shark mouth B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29387) nicknamed "The Snafu Snark". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo taken of the "SNARK" and crew 504 of 785th Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, on arrival at Attlebridge, England on Feb 25 1944. Top Row (left to right) Malcolm O Dike, Pilot, Claude V Meconis, co-pilot, William L Brooks, Navigator, Harold K Miller, bombardier, Julian R Thomspn, engineer. Bottom row (left to right) Joseph J Rooney, radioman, Vito Calderalo, tail gunner, George A Bertie, waist gunner, Dennis L Beavers, ball turret gunner, James Smith, waist gunner.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG crew of Liberator "Snark".'
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...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
St. Dizier, France 24 Mar 1944; Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944; Hamm, Germany 22 April 1944; Leipheim, Germany 24 April 1944; Paderborn, Germany 26 April 1944; Siracourt, France 27 April 1944; Mimoyecque, France 28 April 1944; Liege, France 1 May 1944...
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner
Military | Captain | Pilot
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier
Harold K Miller was a proud part of the 466th Bomb Unit. He passed on July 12, 2000. He had many hobbies and interests. He was most proud of the Miniature railway he had built in the back of the garage and it was truly a sight to behold. He loved to...
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
DFC/ AM (5)/ PH/ GC
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
B-24 Liberator
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...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 January 2015 00:33:03 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 December 2014 16:49:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption |
| Sources | ||
466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 December 2014 16:47:37 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption, unit associations and person associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 September 2014 15:42:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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