Raymond Carlson

Military
media-30718.jpeg UPL 30718 First Lieutenant Raymond Carlson , 466th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30718 - First Lieutenant Raymond Carlson , 466th Bomb Group.

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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

People

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dixie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 26 February 1945
  • Date: 14 January 1945
  • Date: 4 December 1944

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

Other

Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

02440 Clastres, France 20 September 1944 Took off late in the day. Spent the night in the aircraft at Clastres Airfield

Other

Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

52100 Saint-Dizier, France 28 September 1944

Other

Truckin' Gas Haul Mission

Lille, France 30 September 1944 Took off late, had to stay overnight at the airfield. Caught a ride into Lille that night and checked out a local pub. We received a very warm welcome from the local citizens. We took off early the next morning to return to Attlebridge.
Walcott, Iowa
Davenport, IA, USA 1035 W. 14th Street

Revisions

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

Letter from Raymond L. Carlson - 27 May 1988
466th BGA Archives

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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