Crew #751 & #483
Ivan M. Wright Crew
466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I
Standing Left to Right: Harold E. Hansen (B), Edward C. Brown (N), Edward M. Ritts (CP), Ivan M. Wright (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: John D. Van Nest (G), Arthur A. Danekas (G), Vern C. Rhoades (R/O), Robert P. Nichols (FE), John W. Fee (G), Geranld K. Novell (G)
Connections
Units
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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...
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People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Flew 30 missions (Lead Crew) July 1944-VE Day.
See Ivan M. Wright for a list of missions.
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
See pilot, Ivan M. Wright, for list of missions.
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Locations
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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...