Janet Townshend
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FRE 1935
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'. The three girls are from the nearby village of Hockering. Their names are Janet Townshend, Tessa and Gloria Grant.
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I am Janet Townshend's son. I have corrected the spelling of her maiden name. What a lovely surprise to find this!
Janet is the dark-haired girl on the left.
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Contributordarrenhopton
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I am Janet's son. I have corrected the spelling of her maiden name. Also, she wasn't a twin, she was the sister of twins Molly and Maureen.
ContributorLucy May
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From Chris Brassfield, 466th BG Historian: "The girl on the left in the 100th Mission photo is Janet rather than Molly Townsend. Janet was Molly's sister. Paul Hindle mentioned the confusion but said he was sure it was Janet and not Molly."
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Recognised by Pauline Souther, daughter of one of the other girls who was at the Attlebridge party. Told to me at the 8th Air Force Historical Society reunion, Nashville, TN, October 2014