Jack Murray

Military
media-17301.jpeg UPL 17301 Crew #745
Rolland H. Bushner Crew
466th BG - 787th BS

Standing Left to Right: Elliott W. Calisch (B), Rolland H. Bushner (P), Robert D. Smith (CP), Walton Dender (N), Charles F. Parker (TG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Carl D. Terpak (WG), John R. Abplanalp (BTG), John F. Gavarny (R/O), Jack Murray (FE), Martin S. Sternberg (WG)

This crew completed a 35 combat mission tour: 9 August 1944 - 6 February 1945 466th Bomb Group collection

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 17301 - Crew #745 Rolland H. Bushner Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Elliott W. Calisch (B), Rolland H. Bushner (P), Robert D. Smith...

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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

Rolland Haggart Bushner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-699647
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110164

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blockbuster
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron

42-51094

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gran Slam
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th 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

Revisions

Date23 Aug 2015 20:59:48
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank and role
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date23 Aug 2015 20:59:23
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:45
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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 348

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