42-51141 Pegasus

Object Number - FRE 6733 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51141) nicknamed "Pegasus The Flying Red Horse" of the 466th Bomb Group uses parachutes as a landing aid. Image...
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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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-709739
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438266
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: 785th BS Squadron Navigator

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31160529
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33019082
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other First 466th BG Combat Mission |
Munich, Germany | 11 July 1944 | |
Other Last 466th BG Combat Mission |
Traunstein, Germany | This was the last 466th BG combat mission of the war. |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources
466th BG Archives - Mission report for 25 August 1944
NARA research provided by Brad Sullivan
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian
Contributor466thHistorian
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Chris Brassfield