42-7682 Connie
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UPL 6576
B-24H-1-FO #42-7682 "Connie" Code: 2U-L
466th BG - 785th BS
Billy Wolfe
466th BG - 785th BS
Billy Wolfe
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
"Connie" was originally assigned to the 93rd BG at Hardwich Sta. 104 before being transferred to the 466th BG in the fall of 1944. It crash landed in the Netherlands on March 31, 1945 and was salvaged.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35634591
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828493
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
5844 Stevensbeek, Netherlands | 31 March 1945 | Crash landed by the Robert Dibbell Crew (Crew #590) after being damaged by flak over Brunswick |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 77
http://www.8thafhs.com/get_one_acgroup.php?acgroup_id=53