Cryil J McQuade

Military

Waist gunner with the Pitsenbarger Crew (619).



Pitsenbarger nine-man crew was transferred to the 801st/492nd BG and assigned to the 857th BS. Since they were now flying Carpetbagger missions, they only needed an eight-man crew. Sgt McQuade was cut from the crew and sent to the 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
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'

492nd Bomb Group

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

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Added "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field per info in the "Summary biography".

 

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http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showCrewPage&c…

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http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?gate=4&page=indexM

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia