United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

466^th Bomb Group (H)

The Flying Deck

— Second Air Division • Eighth Air Force —

466<sup>th</sup> Bomb Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

1. 466^th Bomb Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated in remembrance
of all who served in the
466^th Bomb Group (H)

333 Killed in Action, 171 POW's, 8 Evaded, 27 Interned
231 Combat Missions flown from Attlebridge, England
First Mission 22 March 1944 • Last Mission 25 April 1945

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 0.978′ N, 104° 51.3′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 11th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (here, next to this marker); 11^th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 344th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) (here, next to this marker); 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (here, next to this marker); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 54th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . .
1. 466th Bomb Group, Attlebridge. Association website (Submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 466th Bombardment Group. History of War entry (Submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Attlebridge Airfield Visitor's Centre Project - 466th BG. Facebook site (Submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

4. An Interview with Donald M. Hillenmayer.

466<sup>th</sup> Bomb Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

2. 466^th Bomb Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

Rutgers University Oral History Archives entry (Submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. 466th Bomb Group (H)

B-24H 42-51158 “Super Chief” of the 466th Bomb Group image. Click for full size.

via World War Photos, unknown

3. B-24H 42-51158 “Super Chief” of the 466th Bomb Group

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.