Carmen J Quattrone

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media-6617.jpeg UPL 6617 Ground Crew for B-24 H 15 CF # 41- 29366 "Dirty Gertie": March 1944- End of War
Left to Right: Jerre "Willie" Williams, Bennett Smith (Crew Chief), Carmen "CQ" Quattrone

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 6617 - Ground Crew for B-24 H 15 CF # 41- 29366 "Dirty Gertie": March 1944- End of War Left to Right: Jerre "Willie" Williams, Bennett Smith (Crew...

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Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29366

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dirty Gertie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349

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Object number: UPL 6617 - Ground Crew for B-24 H 15 CF # 41- 29366 "Dirty...