Jack D Campbell

Military
media-16612.jpeg UPL 16612 LT. Jack Campbell
Co-Pilot
Robert G. Gordon Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16612 - LT. Jack Campbell Co-Pilot Robert G. Gordon Crew 466th BG - 786th BS

RTD. B-24J A/C 42-50336 'Pale Ale' crashed when control cables snapped and crew lost control.

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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

Robert G Gordon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-776283
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Stuart M Peace

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812303
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50336

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pale Ale
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron

44-10499

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dixie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

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

Born

5 September 1920

Died

Dallas, TX, USA 14 March 2011

Buried

Dallas, TX, USA 18 March 2011 Restland Memorial Park Dallas Dallas County Texas, USA Plot: Section R
Dallas, TX, USA 925 South Clinton St.

Revisions

Date6 Dec 2015 03:19:47
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank and aircraft associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date11 Apr 2015 03:37:59
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:47
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History

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