42-95511 Lady Too

Object Number - UPL 22778 - B-24J-1-FO #42-95511 "Lady Too" CodeL T9-J 466th BG -

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Glen H Alexander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815910
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William W Benefield

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38512722
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Robert W Harrington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817669
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Richard Harrington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-700455
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John M Jacobowitz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-404015
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Missions

685

  • Date: 22 October 1944

683

  • Date: 19 October 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

First 466th BG Combat Mission

Oschersleben, Germany 11 April 1944

Other

Ground Accident/Salvaged

Attlebridge, Norwich NR9, UK 23 December 1944 Was on the runway when a damaged B-24 landed long and hot, tried to veer off the runway to avoid a collision, but caught a landing gear in a hole, causing the port engines of the damaged a/c to sheer off the nose of "Lady Too," Fortunately there were no injuries sustained as a result of the crash. 786th BS CO Major John Jacobowitz was aboard "Lady Too" in the co-pilot's seat when the collision occurred.

Revisions

Date21 Jul 2016 03:14:52
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

Attlebridge Diaries - Woolnough
page 149

Date4 Apr 2015 03:47:00
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, unit associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

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