Warren Callahan
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Warran Callahan served as a co-pilot with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rattlesden, England.
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42-107220 Swanee Pride
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Map of the 8th air force mission #613 code-named Grassy, to drop supplies to the resistance forces in southern France on September 9, 1944. From the estate of Harold Motz, navigator on the Westrope crew, 708th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Original map now in the collection of the Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton, Ohio.
Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 6/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 22/4/44; landing accident with Art Jacques 21/2/45; crash landed non-op flight 24/5/45; Salvaged. SWANEE PRIDE.
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People
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Paul Collins
Military | Major | Bombardier, navigator | 447th Bomb Group
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Thomas Diamond
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Thomas Diamond served as a top turret gunner in the Westrope crew with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rattlesden, England. ... -
Oscar Flores
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Right Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Oscar Flores served as a waist gunner with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rattlesden, England. -
Willard Lawrence
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Bombardier, Pilot, Comptroller | 447th Bomb Group
Willard Lawrence was born on Jul. 12, 1921 in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA. His career included thirty years active duty in the United States Air Force, serving in three wars (WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War) as a pilot and later as a comptroller, he... -
Otto Moreland
Military | Staff Sergeant | Lower Ball Turret Gunner/Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Mr. Moreland had been employed by the United States Postal Service office at Smithville as a rural letter carrier for many years until retiring in 1980. Prior to that, he had worked for Koch in North Kansas City, Mo.; Ford Aircraft, Claycomo, Mo.; and... -
Harold Motz
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Harold Motz served as a navigator with the 708th squadron, 447th Bomb Group, 3rd Air Division, 8th Air Force and was based at Rattlesden, England -- about 50 miles east of Cambridge. ... -
Joseph Pfeiffer
Military | Corporal (5th Grade) | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Joseph Pfeiffer served as a tail gunner with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rattlesden, England. -
Edwin Wells
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 447th Bomb Group
Was a lifelong member of the Virgina Bar Association. He worked for State Farm Insurance for 41 years, retiring as regional vice-president in Frederick, Maryland in 1981. He was survived by his wife, two children, and four grandchildren. -
Robert Westrope
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Bob Westrope served as a pilot with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rattlesden, England.
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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...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 February 2017 02:43:32 | timothymotz | Changes to person associations and mission associations |
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Timothy Motz; from a mission list kept by Harold Motz and compared to Doyle Shields, "History of the 447th Bomb Group" |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 May 2016 17:11:57 | timothymotz | Changes to nicknames |
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Timothy Motz from info on 447bg.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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