42-52566 Shack Date
Caption added by 466th BG Historian: B-24H-15-FO #42-52566 "Shack Date" Code: U8-P 466th BG - 786th BS. Shown at Attlebridge after being crash landed on 19 April 1944 by the Nick Furnace Crew (Crew #615). This was the regular aircraft of the Richard O. Foster Crew (Crew #606) but they weren't scheduled to fly this mission and the Furnace Crew had their a/c shot up the day before over the same target (Hamm). Roger Freeman Collection
Attlebridge Diaries - John Woolnough
Object Number - FRE 1954 - A crashed Liberator of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on image: '466 BG 2nd Div 8th AF.' Image via Joh Bode. Caption added by 466th BG...
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36401580
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 19 April 1944 | Crash landed at Attlebridge on return from mission. Total loss. |