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B-24 Liberator
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer and Top T. & Waist Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
"Sgt. Lutes Gets Oak Leaf Cluster"
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 486th Bomb Group
Pilot Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith, and his co-pilot Lt. John R. Mason, along with the rest of their 835th Bomb. Squadron crew, flew missions from their base of operations in R.A.F. Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, into enemy occupied Europe.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 486th Bomb Group
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
7 May 1944
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 October 2021 19:14:51 | hansvonmaltzahn | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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From the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group, and their crew sheet and mission log for Lt. G. Smith's bomber crew at https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm |
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