42-51319 Welcome Wagon

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51319) of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-51319 B-24J-5-DT shown in France.' media-418246.jpg FRE 8771 A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51319) of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-51319 B-24J-5-DT shown in France.'

B-24J-5-DT #42-51319 "Welcome Wagon" Code #69
461BG - 767BS - 15th AF Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 8771 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51319) of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-51319 B-24J-5-DT shown in...

Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission with Capalbo crew; Fell behind formation, A/C mauled by fighters, crew baled out. Exploded over Prague 17-Dec-44. 1 x EVD, 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 10651

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.'

461st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gordon Charles Behling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16116044 / T-004502
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frederick Behrens Capalbo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14164992 / O-825560
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Accursio Anthony Graffeo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42064763
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret gunner

Jeff Lee Hamilton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673556 / 15524A
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Fred Winston Hughes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17132483
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Places

Torretta

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola #3

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Prague, Czech 17 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission with Capalbo crew; Fell behind formation, A/C mauled by fighters, crew baled out. Exploded over Prague. 1 x EVD, 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 10651

Assigned

Torreto, Italy Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date18 Dec 2019 20:16:29
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to nicknames, markings, description, events and place associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28684132
http://www.461st.org/Aircraft/Nose%20Art/767th%20Nose%20Art.htm

Date13 Nov 2016 01:04:49
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b24.html

Date12 Nov 2016 20:22:11
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, unit associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

http://www.461st.org/Aircraft/Aircraft.htm

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