UPL 17132
IMAGECrew #532 Martin B. Buckner Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24H-25-FO #42-95283 "Biff Bam" Code: 2U-A Standing Left to Right: Arthur Bryant (G), Martin B. Buckner (P), Harris C. Bleckley (B), Henry B. Buttrell (CP), Walter Blackwelder (FE), Harry E. Hammell (N), Henry E. Webel (BTG), Timothy Geng (G), unidentified person Kneeling left to right: Robert Beatie (R/O) is kneeling 2nd from right. The rest are unidentified ground crewmen. This crew completed a 35 combat mission tour: 5 June 1944 - 14 August 1944 thus completing a full tour in 71 days, one of the quickest of all 466th BG crews. Crews that arrived just a few weeks after the Buckner crew would take 4 to 6 months or longer due to the month off combat operations flying "truckin" missions in September and then bad winter weather.
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Units
- 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 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14149442
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31219982
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Biff Bam
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120