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447th Bomb Group Unit History, complete copy
Resembling a college yearbook, unit histories were an unofficial- and often tongue-in-cheek- record of the unit's time based in the UK. They include photo montages showing different aspects of base life. Often the servicemen in the photos are unnamed. The American Air Museum hopes that be adding unit histories to the website, the men in the photos will be identified and associated to their person entries. Many included lists of personnel and a mailing address, providing a means for servicemen to keep in contact with each other after the war. These lists are now incredibly useful records of US airmen in England in 1945 called their home.
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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...
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Headquarters
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...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 December 2019 17:18:44 | Emily | Created entry with collection, caption and unit associations |
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An original copy of the 447th Bomb Group's unit history from IWM's Roger Freeman Collection, printed c1945 |
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