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Crew #645/465 Raymond A. Normandin Crew 466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Curtis N. Adamy (N), Raymond Ostolski (B), Arthur C. Weber (CP), Raymond A. Normandin (P) Kneeling Left to Right: Miles Henneman (G), William F. Crayne (G), Heber L. Honey (FE), Rudolph Gorisek (G), Robert R. Hill (R/O) This crew flew 10 missions with the786th BS then transferred to the 784th BS, trained as a lead crew then flew 20 more combat missions as a lead crew to complete their tour.
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Flew 30 missions including 8 Squadron Lead, 10 ground lead and 2 wing lead. Longest mission was #28 to Berlin (over 9 hours) came in with empty fuel tanks.
DFC/ Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster / Air Force Commandation
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
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
On 21 April 1945 B-24 Liberator "Black Cat" became the last heavy bomber to be shot down in the European Theatre of Operations.
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B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
27 July 1944
29 July 1944
31 July 1944
Flak knocked out #2 engine, the interphone system, the VHF plus other damages. We got back to the base before the formation.
2 August 1944
4 August 1944
5 August 1944
6 August 1944
24 August 1944
26 August 1944
9 September 1944
A burst of flak put a big hole in the nose throwing glass in Antonacci's eyes. Other hits were in the wing and tail. One went through the waist and exploded an oxygen bottle.
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Michigan, USA | 16 December 1922 |
| Enlisted | Reed City, MI 49677, USA | 1930 |
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1930 U.S. Census |
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| Lived in | Reed City, MI 49677, USA | 1942 |
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430 Higbee Street |
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| Enlisted | Chicago, IL, USA | 30 January 1943 |
| 466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 28 July 1944 – 2 March 1945 |
| Died | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 10 February 2003 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 March 2020 19:30:10 | 466thHistorian | Changes to mission associations |
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Official "Participation in Sorties" list of Curtiss Adamy - Found by Brad Sullivan |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 March 2020 12:39:22 | Brad Sullivan | Changes to service number |
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NRO 2AD |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 November 2017 01:02:28 | 466thHistorian | Changes to middlename and events |
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466th BG Archives - "Officers of Attlebridge" booklet |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 June 2015 02:41:08 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank and role |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 June 2015 02:40:42 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:06:41 | 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 |
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