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1LT Claude Meconis Co-PIlot Crew #504 - Malcolm Dike Crew Meconis completed a 32 mission combat tour. He was an original member of the 466th BG and kept a detailed diary that sheds much light on the first few months of combat for the 466th BG

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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?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Claude V Meconis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian