Luther J Fairbanks

Military

Object Number - UPL 6984 - Colonel Luther Fairbanks (Commander Officer 466th BG), Lt. Colonel Joseph West (466th BG Exec. Officer), Captain Glenn Miller (Army Air Force Band)...

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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
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Missions

527

  • Date: 7 August 1944

667

  • Date: 6 October 1944

674

  • Date: 12 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

Born

Burt, IA 50522, USA 31 January 1906

Other

Commander 399th BG

Wendover, UT, USA 1 April 1943 - 1 October 1943

Other

Commander 466th BG

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 1 August 1944 - 30 October 1944

Died

Des Moines, IA, USA 15 September 1984

Buried

Burt, IA 50522, USA 19 September 1984 Burt Township Cemetery Burt Kossuth County Iowa, USA

Other

Commander 395th BG

Ephrata, WA 98823, USA

Revisions

Date26 Oct 2016 11:18:39
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Snetterton Falcons, pg 10
- 466thHistorian

Date16 May 2015 03:49:13
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date3 Dec 2014 22:44:05
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date26 Nov 2014 17:54:11
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG HIstorian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:25
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, p345

Luther J Fairbanks: Gallery (8 items)

The commanding officer of the 466th Bomb Group, Colonel Fairbanks, speaks at the opening of a Pentecostal Chapel at Attlebridge on the 18th of August 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'This is opening of Pentecostal Chapel at Attlebridge 18 Aug 44 - Col. Fairbanks (CO) is speaking. Keep this.'

Object number: FRE 8393 - The commanding officer of the 466th Bomb Group...

Object number: UPL 16011 - James Lyman Bruner 2nd from left - Co-Pilot Willis...

Object number: UPL 19019 - Change of Command at Attlebridge October 1944 From...

Object number: UPL 19093 - Colonel Luther Fairbanks (Left) and Colonel...

Object number: UPL 28693 - Wing and Group Commanders meeting of the 2nd Bomb...

Object number: UPL 6882 - Brigadier General Walter Peck - Commander 96th CW...

Object number: UPL 6984 - Colonel Luther Fairbanks (Commander Officer 466th...

Object number: UPL 7289 - TSGT Robert Beattie (R/O - Crew #532) receiving...