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Rattlesden 2009

July 8th - 17th

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8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion

August 18 - 23 2009

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Welcome

 

This is the official website of the 447th Bomb Group Association.  It is owned by the association and maintained by 2nd generation members that are devoted to preserving the legacy of the men that served in the 447th Bomb Group.  Here you will find pictures, stories and historical documents that chronicle their service while stationed in Rattlesden, England.  This site is continually being updated so please bookmark the site and check back often!

 

Attention:

We are looking for more information from both veterans and family members.  If you might have pictures or documents that you would like added to the website please let us know at webmaster@447bg.com

 

 

 

 

Currently we are in the process of adding additional information to the "447th BG Missions" portion of the website.  Excerpts from Doyle Shields book "History: 447th Bomb Group" are being used as a reference source.

As this information is added, we will also be including strike photos of the missions that are available from the original "Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H)" and several other sources.

 

St. Paul's Cathedral Roll of Honour

Inscribed in this Roll of Honour are the names of those Americans serving with the Canadian, British and United States Armed Forces who gave their lives while enroute to or while stationed in the United Kingdom. It also includes those members of units permanently based in the United Kingdom who made the supreme sacrifice between D-Day and VE-Day.

New Addition to the 447th Stories

"Jack" Martin Gruber Pilot of "My Gal"

A tribute to Jack by his daughter and his remembrances of serving with the 447th BG.

 

 

"Though The Heavens Fall"

 

 

This film is a WWII documentary based on the 447th Bomb Group.  Veterans accounts of missions, actual battle footage, and moving interviews make this a special DVD for anyone interested in World War II. 

 

The DVDs cost $25.00 each, plus $2.95 Shipping/Handling and can be purchased at the following website, www.trueperspectivefilms.com.

 

MY PRIVATE WAR

 Liberated Body, Captive Mind

A WWII POW's Journey

This memoir of an American POW's harrowing experience as a Nazi prisoner does not leave the reader, as do most books of this genre, wondering how the rest of the writer's life turned out.  Norman Bussel of the 447th BG describes with passion, grace, and humor, the entire arc of a life forever changed by fighting for his country; his induction into the United States Army Air Corps at 19, the travails of training to become a member of a B-17 Bomber crew, the minute details of a disastrous final mission over Berlin, internment in camp Stalag Luft IV, and the years struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following his release.

 

 

Some documents on this website require Adobe Acrobat Reader.  You can download it here for free.

 

    
   

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