44-40067 Big Fat Mama

media-16193.jpeg UPL 16193 B-24J-145-CO #44-40067 "Big Fat Mama"
466th BG - 786th BS
James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654

Standing Left to Right: Herman J. Juneau (LWG), John Loeper (N), Edwin J. McGinty (CP), Merrill G. Bradlee (RWG), Eugene E. Dillinger (B)

Kneeling Left to Right: Seymour Kopels (TG), James B. Carter (P), Ralph T. McGrath (R/O), Ward W. Hauenstein (FE), Leslie V. Fossey (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 16193 - B-24J-145-CO #44-40067 "Big Fat Mama" 466th BG - 786th BS James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654 Standing Left to Right: Herman J. Juneau (LWG), John...

Original aircraft for the 856th BS, 492nd BG. Total Missions with the 492nd BG: 35.

Total WWII Missions: unknown

 Transferred to 466th BG, 579th BS, 786th BS

Flew missions between 30 Aug 44 - 11 Sep 44, then declared war weary

8 Oct 44: take-off accident, repaired

Transferred to 93rd BG, 328th BS

Scheduled to fly on 24 Dec 44 mission but was scrubbed

Used as a weather ship in 1945

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Units served with

People

Raymond J Sachtleben

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811444
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Raymond Suchiu

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815013
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Wesley R Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-694830
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Missions

428

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

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1st 492nd BG Combat Mission

Mulhouse, France 11 May 1944

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Final (64th) 492nd BG Combat Mission

Brunswick, Germany 5 August 1944

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1st 466th BG Combat Mission

Villers l'Hopital, France 30 August 1944

Other

Final 466th BG Combat Mission

Magdeburg, Germany 11 September 1944

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