James Carter
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military
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
4 March 1945
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 |
---|---|---|
Born | ||
Lived in | Chicago, IL, USA | 1942 |
4931 West Adams Street |
Date | Contributor | Update |
---|---|---|
15 May 2015 18:28:09 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations |
Sources | ||
466th BG Historian |
||
Date | Contributor | Update |
28 November 2014 17:07:15 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, events, unit associations and place associations |
Sources | ||
466th BG Archives |
||
Date | Contributor | Update |
27 November 2014 15:18:16 | 466thHistorian | Changes to role |
Sources | ||
466th BG Archives |
||
Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:08:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
Sources | ||
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 & Brassfield, page 348 |