42-51198
466th BG - 785th BS
was destroyed by a fire on her hardstand in November 1944 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 32457 - B-24H-20-DT #42-51198 Code: 2U-X+ 466th BG - 785th BS was destroyed by a fire on her hardstand in November 1944
Burned up on hardstand #45 due to an electrical fire 8 November 1944.
"I was a beat up dog seeing my plane burn up. It was a beauty, in good shape. It had 15 straight missions and was going like a charm. On the way from the plane the Lt. told me that he had caused the fire. In the bomb bay, on the left side, is a box of fuses. The bakelite type that crumble when the fuse burns out. The box had an aluminum cover. He said he found the cover off the box, lying on the control cables. As he put the cover back on (with the power on) it touched a hot line and grounded it out causing an electrical fire. - Mario Munafo GCC
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other First 466th BG Combat Mission |
Villers-l'Hôpital, France | 30 August 1944 | |
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Other Destroyed by fire on hardstand |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 5 November 1944 | Burned up on hardstand #47 |