Thomas E Baker

Military

Object Number - UPL 18403 - Crew #535 Edward F. Kaspshak Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B),...

Shot down by flak and crashed into English Channel on 7/18/44 in B-24 'Spare Parts' #41-29350, Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

Peter P Igoe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-712143
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Edward F Kaspshak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811824
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29350

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spare Parts
  • 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
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Mont Saint-Michel, France 18 July 1944
Eureka, CA, USA 2127 C Street

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany Stalag Luft I

Revisions

Date10 Nov 2021 17:13:28
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Updated the title of the POW event.

Date23 Oct 2015 01:07:46
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date23 Oct 2015 01:06:27
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:44
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 & Brassford, page 343

Thomas E Baker: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 18403 - Crew #535 Edward F. Kaspshak Crew 466th BG - 785th...

Object number: UPL 42766 - MACR 8163 41-29350 "Spare Parts" 466th BG | 785th...