Russell Hatchett
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
S/Sgt. Russell T. Hatchett “Tom” Ball Turret Gunner
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Abel Winfield Dahlgran
Military
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Captain Abel Winfield Dahlgran, 447th Bomb Group.
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Captain Abel Winfield Dahlgran, 447th Bomb Group and his crew at Rattlesden. Winfiled is on front row, left.
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Crew of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Ol Scrapiron' of the 447th Bomb Group
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S/Sgt. Russell T. Hatchett's Combat Missions list.
Service
People
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Robert Stevenson
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Stevenson was an original member of the 447th Bomb Group, and gave his name to the B-17 'Old Scrapiron' after becoming involved in a bar fight during training. He was killed during a combat orientation flight on 29 April 1944 with Elmer D. Johnson's...
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Aircraft
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42-97572
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Dalhart 16/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/3/44; transferred 711BS/447BG [IR-C] Rattlesden 3/3/44; mid-air collision with 44-83279 (447BG) with Bob Chowning 22/3/44, force landed 20 miles NW base; Salvaged... -
42-97819
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 7/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 30/4/44; taxi accident 21/2/45, Salvaged.
Associated Place
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Rattlesden
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
Events
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| Born | Riverton, Iowa |
Revisions
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| 27 September 2014 18:02:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 |
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