John Y Bear

Military

Returned from operations and crash landed in Carpetbaggers mission in ac 42-50584 on August 6/7, 1944

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned

7 August 1944

Born

Shermansdale, Pennsylvania

Other

Transferred

Transferred to 801st BG

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Roster list in Healy's book (1947)

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology Supplements p. 540 and 188 , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia