B-24H-20-DT #42-51094 "GRAN SLAM" 787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE: 6L-A
A long serving aircraft of the 466th BG, "Gran Slam" survived the war and was the 16th a/c from the group sent home after the war
CREWS KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THIS A/C #760 - R.P. Eisenhaure Crew, #763 - Eldred Kreick Crew

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B-24J-5-FO #42-5079 1 "JUDY SUE" 787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE 6L-B
This a/c flew it's first mission on August 25, 1944 to Lubeck, Germany
CREWS KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THIS A/C:    #768 - E.H Beitler Crew

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B-24H-25-FO #42-95067 “TROUBLE MAKER” 787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE: 6L-D
“Trouble Maker” was one of the longest serving a/c in the 466th BG. She flew her first mission on May 19, 1944 (the groups 32nd mission) and participated in the 466th’s 231st and final mission on April 25, 1945. Surviving over 11 months of combat was a testimony to the skill of her ground crew as well as that of her many different combat crews.
CREWS KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THIS A/C: #739 - Robert W. Harrington Crew, #771 - Larry Fosberg Crew, #772 - R E. Gordon Crew, #786 - J NI. “Pappy” Daniels Crew

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Crew #715 (later #443) - John Woolnough Crew - 787th Bomb Squadron (later trans. to 784th BS)
Standing Left to Right:  Unknown Person
                                       Lt. Christensen - Sqn. Communications
                                       Lt. John Woolnough - Pilot
                                       Lt. Vincent Reed - Co-Pilot
                                       Sgt. Donald C. Neish - Gunner

Kneeling Left to Right:  Sgt. Max Dudley - Gunner
                                       Sgt. Arthur Childs - Gunner
                                       Sgt. Frank A. Columbina - Gunner
                                       Sgt. Albert C. Cox - Radio Operator
                                       Unknown Person

This crew was transferred from the 787th BS to the 784th BS to become a lead crew. Lt. Reed was later given his own crew. John Woolnough and crew completed their missions and came home. After the war Woolnough would be the founder of both the 466th BG Assoc. and the 8th Air Force Historical Society. He wrote the 466th BG history book "Attlebridge Diaries" as well as a number of other books on the 8th, including "8th AF Album."      

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Robert P. Eisenhaure Crew - Crew #760 787th Bomb Squadron B-24J-1-FO #42-95569 “That RED HEADED GAL" CODE: T9-C 784Th Bomb Squadron 
Standing from Left to Right:
                                           Sol Fox - Navigator
                                           Earl Neil - Co-Pilot
                                           Robert Eisenhaure - Pilot
                                           Walter Ghude - Bombardier
Kneeling from Left to Right:
                                           Edward Hansen - Tail Gunner
                                           Dan Fisher - Ball Turret Gunner
                                           Stuart Renzel Waist Gunner
                                           Willas Stuart - Top Turret
                                           Robert Himes - Flight Engineer

                                           Dan Fisher Photo

Norman Flynn Crew - Crew #711 - 787th Bomb Squadron 
Standing from Left to Right: 
                                           Wade Hull - Nose Gunner
                                           Lloyd Garrison - Navigator
                                           Norman Flynn - Pilot
                                           Lowell Bruhns - Bombardier
                                           Mark Fortune - Co-Pilot
Kneeling from Left to Right:
                                           Howard Greer Tail Gunner
                                           Harry Miller - Radio Operator
                                           Unknown
                                           Bill Lloyd Waist Gunner
                                           Vein Gottschalk Waist Gunner

This crew (minus Hull) was forced to seek the shelter of neutral Switzerland after being shot up on a mission to Lechfield, Germany in April 1944. Hull had been injured on a previous mission. Hull and Bill Proppe (shown in a photo with the a/c Lady Jake also on this page) were high school classmates but neither realized each other had served in the 466th BG until some 55 years after the war!  Lower photo shows the ground crew that shot down their plane, according to Mr. Hull - "photo taken from the ground as we were overhead that day. It was taken by a friend who was living there at the time and still lives there at the present time. The photo shows four German gun crews firing at us as we were overhead on that day. The nearest crew in the one that actually hit us and caused the damage resulting in our crashing on our return to our base that day. According to him the picture was taken just seconds before their shell hit us"

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B-24H-15-FO #42-52598 "GUESS WHO'S HERE" 
787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE: 6L-O
This was an original aircraft of the 466th BG.  It was eventually transferred to the 446th BG.
Crews known to have flown this a/c: #705 E.J. Romigh Crew, #507 G. Greisbach Crew.

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B-24H-15-FO #42-52567 no name
787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE: 6L-G
An original a/c of the 466th BG, this plane was damaged on a mission to Lechfeld on April 14, 1944 with the Norman Flynn Crew aboard.  Flynn was forced to take it to Switzerland where the plane and crew were interned.  Notice the feathered prop and oil streaks on the tail.  The photo was taken at Dubendorf, Switz.
photo via Mike Harris
Crews known to have flown this a/c: #711 - Norman Flynn Crew

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Tom Harrell Crew - Crew #735 - 787th Bomb Squadron
Standing Left to Right:
Larry Stoff - Bombardier
John Chemoke - Navigator
Sam Hulette - Co-Pilot
Tom Harrell - Pilot

Kneeling Left to Right:
Jerry True - Nose gunner
Odis Dean - Radio Operator
Virgil Tally - Tail Gunner
Ed Rossi - Engineer
Charles Niewoina - Gunner

Not pictured is John Sabo (BTG).  That is Big Ben in London in the background of this unique crew photo.  This crew was later transferred to the 784th BS to become a lead crew.  Bill Dale took over as pilot and they became Crew #467A

Photo Via Virgil Tally

B-24J-140-CO #42-110164 "BLOCKBUSTER"
787TH BOMB GROUP - CODE: 6L-M
Blockbuster is landing on the main runway at Attlebridge in this shot.  Consolidated "H" models were fairly rare in the 466th BG, most of the original and replacement "H" models were Ford built.  This a/c crash landed at RAF Beccles on 12 August 1944.
Crews known to have flown this a/c: #745 R. Bushner Crew 

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B-24H-10-DT #41-28747 "GRUESOME GOOSE"
787TH BOMB SQUADRON - CODE: 6L-B
This is an interesting comparison shot.  The top photo shows this aircraft as the Woolnough Crew prepares her for overseas deployment.  They originally intended to name her "Desperate Virgin", but changed  their minds once overseas.  The second shot shows the same aircraft at Attlebridge after the noseart has been added as well as modifications to the navigators window and the co-pilot's window.  This a/c was ditched in the English Channel on 12 August 1944 with the Hammond Crew aboard.  All were lost.
Crews known to have flown this a/c:  #715 - John Woolnough Crew, #744 Phillip Hammond Crew.

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WALTER JOHNSON CREW - CREW #774
787TH BOMB SQUADRON

Standing Left to Right:
Arthur Rivkin - Co-Pilot
Walter Johnson - Pilot
Stanford - Goldberg - Navigator

Kneeling left to Right:
Unknown
Gilbert  Widowson - Tail Gunner
Conrad Sedlak - Radio Op.
Harry Goldstein - Engineer
Tex Boyce - Nose Gunner
Francis Main - Waist Gunner

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B-24H-15-CF #41-29384 "POLARIS"  CODE: 6L-R
787th BOMB SQUADRON
Crews Known To Have Flown This a/c: J.W. Brown - Crew #708, W. Gallagher - Crew #713, Dick Baynes - Crew #731

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Crew of B-24H “Liberator” with s/n 41-28754. Aircraft made a belly landing at Wilp-Achterhoek, Gelderland, The Netherlands, 29 April 1944. 

Crew Position                 Rank            Name
1.      Pilot                           1/Lt.          Carl E. Hitchcock 
2.      Co-Pilot                     2/Lt.          Lloyd G. Young    
3.      Navigator                   2/Lt.          Robert E. Willson  
4.      Bombardier               2/Lt.          Vito J. Bochicchio  
5.      Radio Operator         S/Sgt.       Thomas J. McCue 
6.      Engineer / Top Turret Gunner    T/Sgt.        Carmine G. DiManno  
7.      Ball Turret Gunner     S/Sgt.       Charles G. Browne    
8.      Right Waist Gunner   S/Sgt.       David L. Smith 
9.      Left Waist Gunner      S/Sgt.      Alex P. Lugosi, Jr.    
10. Tail Gunner                 S/Sgt.      Thomas G. Dorrian

Photo via Mr Wilco Gorter; courtesy Mr D. Tol

Wright crew

Photo courtesy of Philip Scarborough 

1st Lt I. M. Wright (Pilot); ? {Van Ginkle Crew}; Van Ginkle, Pilot; ? {Van Ginkle Crew}; 1st Lt. E. Ritts, (Co-Pilot - Wright); 1st Lt H. Hansen (Bombardier - Wright)

Photo courtesy of Philip Scarborough 

Photo courtesy of Philip Scarborough 

Photo courtesy of Philip Scarborough 

The Lead Crew award for the Wright crew

Photo courtesy of Philip Scarborough 

Names of crew: AC E. J. Romigh, CP Herbert C Lashle, Nav Woodrew Bullerman, Bomberder Bert Bernstein, Eng C. Wilson, RO J. E. Barr, TG E. Miller, WG W. E Sabalaske, WA W. A. Line

Photo courtesy of Elmer Romigh Jr

B-24L-10-FO #44-49594 "SHY ANN"  Code: T9-N
This aircraft also carried the name "Is This Trip Necessary?" on the starboard side nose.
CREWS KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THIS A/C: #496 - D. Auman

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Amos B Sherretts -Pilot (without hat)
Dean O. Garvey-Navigator
Robert B. Handley-Bombardier
W.P. Follis-Engineer
Buster Andrews-Radio
George Aeschbach-ball turret
Alfred Nelson-Tail gunner
H.F. Higgins-gunner
William R. Don Carlos-Gunner 
Also Al Coan

photo courtesy of Sharretts family

Standing (L-R) William Yelenak, Donald Repetti, ("Punchy") O'Kane, "Hi-Pockets" Jr. Biggs, "Boom Boom" Leo Froborn Kneeling (L-R) "Bob" Holt, "Dit Dit" Clemens, "Pooch" Puccelle, "Little Mac" McDonald, Big Mac. Frank McGlogan
June 1944 Crew 45-40 Peterson Field. Colorado Springs, Colo.

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

Robert G. Holt kneeling 2d from the right. The man standing behind him (in the center) appears to be "Pooch" Puccelle.

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Another shot of the crew in front of 3549

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

Robert G. Holt  is sitting by the top turret and "Pooch" Puccelle looking out the co-pilot's window.

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

father Collins

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Typical mode of transportation

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Getting a haircut

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Enjoying a keg of beer

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 on leave in London

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 A taxi in London

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Okane

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

 Puccelle

Photo courtesy of  Larry Stearns

The Roland Bushner Crew (8th AF, 466th BG, 787th SQ)

Back Row: Buddy Calesch (Bombardier), Roland Bushner (Pilot), Robert Smith(Co-Pilot), Walt Dendor (Navigator), Charlie Parker (Tail Gunner)

Front Row: Carl Terpak (Waist Gunner), Dick Abplanalp (Bottom Turret), Jack Gavarney(Radio Operator), Jack Murray (Engineer), Martin Sternberg (Waist Gunner)

Photo courtesy of  Charlie Parker via Skip Inge

This is the Larry Fosburg Crew . 466 TH Bomb Group 787 Th Sqd.  Front row Left to Right Bob Collins Co Pilot , Larry Fosburg Pilot , Shelton Ross Nav. , David Sanford  Nose Gunner , Back Left to Right  Bill Warren Gunner , George Mitchell Radio Operator , Carl Mikel Engineer , Howard Youmans Gunner , Charles Gagalonie Tail Gunner. This Crew flew 32 Missions  they were assigned  Trouble Maker but flew other planes when repairs were being made. They shared living quarters with the Farrington Crew and were in formation with them when they were shot down.

Photo courtesy of Charles Mikel

    Members of the 'Holmes Crew' are as follows:

1st Lt. Marvin Holmes, pilot (Hagerstown, Maryland)
2nd Lt. Walter Honcharik, co-pilot (Yonkers, New York)
2nd Lt. Robert L. Franklin, navigator (Seminole, Oklahoma)
S/Sgt. Glen R. Reynolds, radio operator (Terre Haute, Indiana)
T/Sgt. Michael J. Linkiewicz, engineer (Calumet City, Illinois)
S/Sgt. Miko R. Petix, gunner (Charleroi, Pennsylvania)
S/Sgt. Leo D. Neville, gunner (Detroit, Michigan)
S/Sgt. Robert E. T. McMahon, gunner (Jersey City, New Jersey)
S/Sgt. Calvin L. Hicks, gunner (Candor, North Carolina)

     The picture of the entire crew was taken at Goose Bay, Labrador en route home from Attlebridge, England to the United States, on or about June 4, 1945.

Photo courtesy of Robert L. Franklin 

The picture of the officers of the 'Till Then' Crew:

(L-R) 2nd Lt. Walter Honcharik, 1st Lt. Marvin Holmes, 2nd Lt. Robert L. Franklin. The picture was taken at the entryway to the 787th Bomb Squadron Orderly Room, Attlebridge, England.

Photo courtesy of Robert L. Franklin 

Crew 141 - flying 'The Joker'

Photo courtesy of Sam Young

two more photos of 'The Joker' and her crew

Photo courtesy of Sam Young

During training in Colorado Springs before shipping out to England , (crew # 3978).  Left to right, Co-pilot Lt. Sheldon Adler capping impromptu mascot. S.Sgt.Owen Killborn, T.Sgt. Samuel Dragoon.   

Photo courtesy of Eric Foster

training in Colorado left to right S.Sgt. Albert Spencer, S.Sgt. Owen Killborn, S.Sgt.Dwight Foster, S.Sgt.Thomasset, T.Sgt Paul Miller, T.Sgt. Samuel Dragoon.

Photo courtesy of Eric Foster

Lt. Lewis Marshall

Photo courtesy of Eric Foster

in front of their Liberator "Nobody's Baby" That photo was taken in late August or early September of 1944. "Nobody's Baby" had to be returned to the States due to "war weariness". It was not too long after this photo was taken that the crew was divided in the two rotations for the fuel missions which proved fatal for part of the crew.

Photo courtesy of Eric Foster