Robert Gordon
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Lane Arrington Jr
Military
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Crew #772 Robert E. Gordon Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Marvin Hendrickson (BTG), Robert E. Gordon (P), Otis K. Tichenor (M), William F. Reiger (CP), Doyle R. Campbell (NG) Kneeling Left to Right: Charles J. Ondes (TTG), Lane Arrington (TG), Leroy M. Zach (R/O), George W. Perry (FE) This crew completed 29 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Service
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
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... -
787th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-50368 Delores Jean
B-24 Liberator
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42-95067 Troublemaker
B-24 Liberator
This B-24 was stationed in Attlebridge and was named and flown by the Robert Harrington crew from June-August 1944. After Harrington was shot down in another aircraft, RC Greenwood piloted this B-24. It flew close to 100 missions in Europe. -
44-40357
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New York, USA | 1923 |
| Lived in | Waynesville, NC 28786, USA | 1930 |
| Enlisted | 10 December 1942 | |
| 466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 29 November 1944 – 18 April 1945 |
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29 missions |
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| Lived in | Waynesville, NC 28786, USA | 2003 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 July 2016 01:22:31 | 466thHistorian | Changes to suffix, service number, highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:06 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |
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