Donald A Carlson
Military
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UPL 17299
Crew #698
Donald A. Carlson Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Albert H. Smith (BTG), Harry D. Boyd (R/O), Delanie L. Colvin (FE), Dale C. Casebier (NG), Earl W. McGaughy (TG), Joseph H. Seales (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles L. Ritchie (N), Charles S. Commings (CP), Anthony McInerney (B), Donald A. Carlson (P)
This crew arrived at Attlebridge too late to see combat. They did participate in the "trolley" missions as well as Operation Home Run where they flew B-24J-150-CO #44-40173 "Our Baby" home to the U.S. 466th Bomb Group collection
Donald A. Carlson Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Albert H. Smith (BTG), Harry D. Boyd (R/O), Delanie L. Colvin (FE), Dale C. Casebier (NG), Earl W. McGaughy (TG), Joseph H. Seales (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles L. Ritchie (N), Charles S. Commings (CP), Anthony McInerney (B), Donald A. Carlson (P)
This crew arrived at Attlebridge too late to see combat. They did participate in the "trolley" missions as well as Operation Home Run where they flew B-24J-150-CO #44-40173 "Our Baby" home to the U.S. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
One of the last crews assigned to the 466th BG, the Carlson Crew arrived to Attlebridge too late to see combat. They did participate in the "trolley" missions and Operation Home Run.
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Units served with
- 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: 466th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38520027
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14177868
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 733rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Operation Home Run |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 30 May 1945 | B-24J-150-CO #44-40173 "Our Baby" |
Aurora, CO, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343