DOCUMENT 49415
The following story was prepared by the Public Relations office of the 447th at Rattlesden, sometime in early 1945. Part of the story were later used in the April 1945 issue of Strikes magazine
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron 842nd Air Engineering Squadron
- Role/Job: Engineering-Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16048442
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31168873
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cock O The Sky
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Eight Ball
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dead Man's Hand
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scheherazade
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield