258 Missions flown by the 447th Lists cross-referencing the planes and crews that flew each mission from Rattlesden. Mission details to be added when available. Past Reunions, and other events for the 447th BG veterans. For those that sallied forth 25, 30, 35 or more times…

Here are some of the First Pilots and their aircrews that were assigned to the 447th BG. The flight listings were derived from information on the T/O sheets, Formation charts and Load Lists, and are credited to the Pilot listed (even when an AC was aboard).

The 447th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC) and United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). The unit is currently stationed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

2018年9月5日 · 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 connected with a planned ground invasion of France the following summer.

A comprehensive list of 447th aircraft serial numbers, names and call signs (where known) is available in the Library. From December 1944 ONLY: The starboard wing group ID was replaced with a large chevron, signifying 4th Bomb Wing — arms of the chevron 36″ wide, meeting at the leading edge of the wing. For the 447th Bomb Group, the chevron ...

Entered combat in Dec 1943 and operated chiefly as a strategic bombardment organization. From Dec 1943 to May 1944, helped to prepare for the invasion of the Continent by attacking submarine pens, naval installations, and cities in Germany; ports and missile sites in France; and airfields and marshalling yards in France, Belgium, and Germany.

Object Number - UPL 41057 - Colonel Hunter Harris Jr, Commanding Officer of the 447th Bomb Group. See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

2013年6月27日 · This pictorial, and unofficial, history of the 447th Bombardment Group is not as complete as its editors would have liked it to be, due to the fact that the work of preparing and assembling it had to be done by the very limited staff on hand at Drew Field, Florida, whose primary task was the job of deactivating the Group.

The original 1946 Pictorial History of the 447th Bomb Group is available to download as a PDF at no charge from the Bangor Maine Public Library at this link: …

The Harvard Planes: In November, 1943, sixty-two B-17s of the 447th Bomb Group left Harvard AAB in Nebraska for a transatlantic flight to their new home at Rattlesden. Check out the specialty pages for The Pin-Ups and The Color Collection .