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B-24J-145-CO #44-40067 "Big Fat Mama"
466th BG - 786th BS
James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654
Standing Left to Right: Herman J. Juneau (LWG), John Loeper (N), Edwin J. McGinty (CP), Merrill G. Bradlee (RWG), Eugene E. Dillinger (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Seymour Kopels (TG), James B. Carter (P), Ralph T. McGrath (R/O), Ward W. Hauenstein (FE), Leslie V. Fossey (NG)
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Left Waist Gunner
35 Missions, some easy, some tough. Never hit by fighters, usually took some flak. No one on crew wounded or killed.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 4 Battle Stars
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Nose Gunner
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Left Waist Gunner
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
B-24 Liberator
44-40067 "Big Fat Mama". Original aircraft for the 856th BS, 492nd BG.
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Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 01 June 2015 03:01:04 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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