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B-24 Liberator
B-24H-15-CF #41-29350 "Spare Parts" Code: 2U-W 466th BG - 785th BS
B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29350
Crew #513 John C. Lewis Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Norman F. Miller (B), Richard G. Sponaugle (R/O), Thomas J. Roberts (WG), Albert E. Crittenden (TG), unidentified, John C. Lewis (P/CP), William Howard Handy (FE), Zane F. Riley (BTG), George W. Lumpkin(CP/P), Elmer L. Smith (NG) This crew completed a 30 mission tour. Lewis was Pilot for the first 18 missions then switched roles with Lumpkin, who then lead the crew the final 12 missions. P/CP Lewis is misidentified in the above caption. He is sixth from left in the photo.
Crew #535 Edward F. Kaspshak Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B), James J. Ruzicka (CP) Kneeling Left to Right: Russell Jackson (R/O), Robert D. Fox (LWG), Louis J. McCarville (FE), Peter Guiegello (TG), Lawrence M. Brunstrom (BTG), Gene Carroll (RWG) This crew was shot down on their 14th combat mission, 18 July 1944. Kaspshak, Ruzicka, Igoe and McCarville were all KIA.
MACR 8163 41-29350 "Spare Parts" 466th BG | 785th BS 18 Jul 1944
B-24 41-29350 was lost on 18 July 18 1944 over France. The aircraft took a direct hit by flak in the bomb bay while leaving the target, severing the control cables and forcing the pilots to attempt to ditch in the Channel off the coast of France. Four of the crew were killed in the crash, four were injured. All the survivors were taken prisoner.
Crew:
2nd Lt. Edward F. Kaspshak - pilot (KIA)
2nd Lt. James J. Ruzicka - copilot (KIA)
2nd Lt. Peter P. Igoe - navigator (KIA)
2nd Lt. Thomas E. Baker - bombardier (POW)
T/Sgt. Russell L. Jackson - radio operator (WIA, POW)
T/Sgt. Louis J. McCarville - engineer/top turret (KIA)
S/Sgt. Gene L. Carroll - ball turret gunner (WIA, POW)
S/Sgt. Lawrence M. Brustrom - right waist gunner (POW)
S/Sgt. Robert D. Fox - left waist gunner (WIA, POW)
S/Sgt. Pete D. Giughello - tail gunner (WIA, POW)
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed into English Channel on 7/18/44 in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Flew 35 missions beginning March 1944 through D-Day
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed into Baltic on 7/18/44 in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed into English Channel on 7/18/44 in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
POW
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD). Appointed Assistant Squadron Adjutant.
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
22 March 1944
The German aviation industries at Oraneinburg and Basdorf were the intended primary target for this mission but dense cloud cover prevented the attack on these targets. The secondary target of Berlin, Germany and surrounding Targets of Opportunity (TOs...
18 July 1944
Flew an easy one over Denmark to Germany. Only had one hours sleep between yesterday and today.
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| First 466th BG Combat Mission | Berlin, Germany | 22 March 1944 |
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Mont Saint-Michel, France | 18 July 1944 |
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may have flown into cluster bombs from another group a/c. Ditched just off shore. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 April 2017 08:31:50 | Lucy May | Changes to description |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4264625322?ytcheck=1 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 November 2015 00:26:21 | 466thHistorian | Changes to place associations and mission associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 November 2015 00:25:17 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 November 2015 00:24:18 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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466th BG HIstorian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 March 2015 16:11:03 | Bill Morris | Changes to media associations |
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www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 October 2014 16:21:48 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nicknames and markings |
| Sources | ||
Chris Brassfield |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 8163 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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