41-28664 Merchant of Venice
466th BG - 785th BS
Code: 2U-P
466th BG Archives - Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 6451 - B-24H-5-DT #41-28664 Merchant of Venice 466th BG - 785th BS Code: 2U-P
Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on 466BG's first mission. Failed to Return (FTR)mission to Epinal. A/C seen with one engine feathered and another smoking, radio message received that pilot was heading for Switzerland. Not seen again. 11 x KIA. 11-May-44. MACR 4802.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38451507
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691860
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15170553
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678523
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35508372
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other First 466th BG Combat Mission |
Berlin, Germany | 22 March 1944 | First 466th BG Combat Mission. |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
south of Épinal, France | 11 May 1944 | Was seen with #4 engine smoking and#2 engine feathered falling behind the formation to the south. Pilot radioed that he was going to try to make it to Switzerland. |
Revisions
MACR 4802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
