Thomas J Fahy

Military
media-34578.jpeg UPL 34578 SSGT Thomas J. Fahy with one of the cameras that would be installed in a B-24 to take strike photos 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 34578 - SSGT Thomas J. Fahy with one of the cameras that would be installed in a B-24 to take strike photos

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Abel Mabel
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th 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).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Jersey, USA 3 May 1913

Enlisted

Newark, NJ, USA 25 July 1942

Other

Operation Home Run

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 1 June 1945 Flew home on B-24 #44-50490 "Able Mabel." John Graef was the pilot but the rest of the crew were the Elmer Anderson Crew

Died

Little Falls, NJ, USA 12 December 1994
Paterson, NJ, USA 112 Hill Street

Revisions

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Sources

466th BG Archives - Operations Order #10 - 787th BS - 1 June 1945 (Operation Home Run)

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