USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
Aircraft Gallery 4
| 447th Bomb Group USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden Aircraft Gallery 4 |
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Page 2 42-31777 - 42-97392 |
Page 3 42-97400 - 42-107117 |
Page 4 42-107197 - 43-37869 |
Page 5 43-37873 - 43-38768 |
Page 6 43-38884 - 44-83279 |
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L (name unknown) 710th BS Photo April 1944 Assigned to the 447th on April 11, but lost over Calais, France on April 27, 1944. |
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| 42-107215
L "Li'l Eight Ball" 709th BS Photo after November 1944, based on 57 missions shown. Scrapped in 1946, possibly at Kingman, Arizona. See Aircraft Profile
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| 42-107220
"Swanee Pride" 708th BS Photo undated, from May 1945 issue of Strikes magazine. damaged during a flight on 24 May 1945, was designated beyond repair and salvaged in England. See Aircraft Profile |
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| 43-37531
R "Quien Sabe" 708th BS Photo between June and November, 1944 Lost over Merseburg on November 2, 1944.
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| 43-37544
J "D-Day Doll" 710th BS Photo taken during 1945 at Rattlesden Scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946. See also our Color Gallery and Aircraft Profile |
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| 43-37570
P "Stormy Weather IV" 710th BS Photo after VE-DAY, probably Rattlesden Scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946.
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| 43-37667
C "Barbara Jane" 709th BS Photo between June 1944 and February 1945, probably summer '44. Aircraft crashed on 6 April 45 at Meltham Moor in UK during maintenance flight. All on board survived.
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| 43-37756
G "Milk Wagon" 708th BS Photo April 1945 One of the more popular aircraft among 708th crews, Milk Wagon went on to fly 129 missions before being scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946. See also our Color Gallery and Aircraft Profile |
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| 43-37795
H "Dixie Marie" 709th BS Photo by Charles Brown, May 1945 Named after a name on an original inspector's tag found in aircraft when delivered to the 447th.
43-37795 H "Miss Minookey" 709th BS
Crash-landed in May, 1945; repaired, but scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in
1946.
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| 43-37797
Q "American Beauty" 708th BS Photo between July and September, 1944 Crash-landed at base in January 1945, but repaired and flown through April. Scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946. See Aircraft Profile
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| 43-37799
J (name unknown) Photo July 8, 1944 Repaired and possibly transferred to the 96th Bomb Group after this wheels-up landing, but date uncertain. |
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| 43-37830
L "Lady Jane" 708th BS Photo between July 1944 and March 1945, to be established by mission count.
Later named "Stinky" -- photo date unknown, to be established by mission count. Damaged, forced landing on Continent on March 10, 1945; written off and salvaged.
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| 43-37869
"The Blonde Bomber" 710th BS Undated photo, probably summer of fall 1944. Lost to flak over Merseberg on November 25, 1944, reportedly crashed near Plauen, Germany. See Profile |
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