Ivan M Wright

Military

Object Number - UPL 7239 - Crew #751 & #483 Ivan M. Wright Crew 466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I Standing Left to...

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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

Edward Covington Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720054
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arthur A Danekas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37463613
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Roy C Evans

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-694659
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar (H2X) Navigator

John W Fee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20271645
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Walter Roy Guhde

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-772966
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilotage Navigator/Bombardier

Aircraft

42-50666

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-51185

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Peggy Ann
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-95617

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Jennie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-48807

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-50760

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Missions

590

  • Date: 30 August 1944

605

  • Date: 5 September 1944

611

  • Date: 8 September 1944

623

  • Date: 11 September 1944

681

  • Date: 17 October 1944

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

Events

Event Location Date Description
Pratt, KS, USA 705 N. Champa

Revisions

Date23 Apr 2020 01:41:48
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG - Report on Mission No 144, RR Viaduct, Bielefeld, Germany, 26 Nov 1944
NARA Research by Brad Sullivan

Date6 Dec 2015 19:56:28
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date1 Jan 2015 22:56:29
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:34
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 352

Ivan M Wright: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 7239 - Crew #751 & #483 Ivan M. Wright Crew 466th BG -...

Object number: UPL 7241 - Lead Crew Commendation - Ivan M. Wright Crew -...