Junior Audley Risley

Military
Lt Audley Risley UPL 61052 UPL 61052 Lt Audley Risley

Object Number - UPL 61052 - Lt Audley Risley

Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Ray Larson's Crew flew on "Mama's 'Lil Angel". 25 x missions.

Name of his aircraft was  'Mama's Lil' Angel' his flying jacket bore that name. it is now on display in the Flixton Aviation Museum at Flixton, Bungay Suffolk.

Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Ray Larson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Mama's Lil Angel B24 Liberator

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  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mamas Lil Angel
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 12 March 1922 Born Chicago, Illinois

Died

Elgin, Illinois 28 January 2007 Died Elgin, Illinois

Buried

Bluff City Cemetery Elgin, Illinois 1 February 2007 Interred Bluff City Cemetery Elgin, Illinois

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134988932/junior-audley-risley

https://legacy.catalog.archives.gov/id/143814383

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

446th website, son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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