Blackwell C Dunnam

Military
media-31431.jpeg UPL 31431 Blackwell Dunnam posing with unidentified plane, most likely Sans Souci (42-50719), Umbriago (44-40068) or Bold Venture III (42-50675), all of which he took his turn at piloting.

from Ariel M. Dunnam

Object Number - UPL 31431 - Blackwell Dunnam posing with unidentified plane, most likely Sans Souci (42-50719), Umbriago (44-40068) or Bold Venture III (42-50675), all of which...

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DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 4 battle stars



Transferred 467th BG

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A close up of the nose-art of the specially-decorated B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pete the Pom Inspector" used as a monitor ship by the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait Pete the Pom Inspector
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 789th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 21 February 1945
A B-24 Liberator of the 492nd Bomb Group bombs a target near Hamburg. 

Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAF- 492nd BG showing successful result on oil target near Hamburg, 6 Aug 1944.'
  • Date: 6 August 1944
A mission log for Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst of the 91st Bomb Group, 3 August 1944 -15 December 1944. Image via Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst, 91st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 5 August 1944

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Born

Paris, France 31 August 1922

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Some pictures pulled from Dunnam family personal files.

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Blackwell Dunnam personal accounts.

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Mission, plane, crew, etc. information drawn from official 492nd and 467th Bomb Group websites.

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from Ariel M. Dunnam

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Blackwell C. Dunnam photographic history.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett / self

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