44-50532 Is this trip necessary? , Blonde Bombshell

media-13716.jpeg UPL 13716 44-50532 Is This Trip Necessary?
491st BG, 853rd BS

Also crewed by Greaser crew as Blonde Bombshell

McCool

Object Number - UPL 13716 - 44-50532 Is This Trip Necessary? 491st BG, 853rd BS Also crewed by Greaser crew as Blonde Bombshell

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

People

Peter R Bove

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11085143
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Vincent S Cahill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2061216
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Willis L Greaser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 825620
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David A LePitre

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2065082
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator, Pilot

Anthony F Mascaro

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33787171
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Places

Revisions

Date
Contributorjohndanger
Changes
Sources

mccool

Date
Contributorjohndanger
Changes
Sources

McCool estate

Date
ContributorTimothy McKeown
Changes
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/isthistripnecessary-v2.htm

Date
ContributorTimothy McKeown
Changes
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/isthistripnecessary-v2.htm

Date
ContributorTimothy McKeown
Changes
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/isthistripnecessary-v2.htm

44-50532: Gallery (27 items)

Two B-24 Liberators of the 491st Bomb Group fly in formation with a pathfinder B-24. Image via Edward F Wilson. Written on slide casing: 'T8:-I, T8:-X, 3Q PFF. Is this trip necessary American Lady.'

Object number: FRE 6885 - Two B-24 Liberators of the 491st Bomb Group fly in...

Object number: UPL 13716 - 44-50532 Is This Trip Necessary? 491st BG, 853rd...

Object number: UPL 17470 - Greaser Crew 352 B24 # 4450532 "Blonde Bombshell"...

Object number: UPL 17472 - Greaser crew flight jacket nose art , Blonde...

Object number: UPL 17473 - McCool in tail turret, noted on back "Me in tail"

Object number: UPL 17474 - McCool Jacket back

Object number: UPL 17480 - Toole, McCool , Skinner

Object number: UPL 17483 - Mascono, McCool, Toole, Bove enlisted crew of...