447th Patch 447th Bomb Group (H)
USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
 
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Between December 24, 1943 and April 21, 1945, the 447th Bombardment Group flew 258 combat missions over Europe, comprising 8,229 sorties. Only 15% of the aircraft launched on combat missions failed to reach their target:
Aircraft failing to attack:
 Weather291
 Mechanical663
 Enemy Action31
 Reason unknown241
 Total:1228
Here is the complete list of missions flown by the 447th Bombardment Group as provided in the Operational Charts printed in the Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) (1946). As we continue to compile and collate data, this list will become an index for comprehensive information on each mission, including reports, summaries, strike photos, and the aircraft and pilots flying each one. In the meantime, you may download the official Operational Charts of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) [OpCharts.pdf] (907kb - Adobe Acrobat format)
No

F.O.

Date Target  
1 116 12/24/43 NOBALL NO. 50 DROINVILLE  
2 118 12/30/43 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
3 119 12/31/44 COGNAC  
4 123 01/04/44 KIEL  
5 124 01/05/44 MERIGNAC  
6 126 01/07/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
7 129 01/11/44 BRUNSWICK  
8 131 01/14/44 NOBALL NO. 107 GRAND PARC  
9 137 01/21/44 NOBALL NO. 107  
10 139 01/24/02 FRANKFURT  
11 142 01/29/44 FRANFURT  
12 143 01/30/44 BRUNSWICK  
13 146 02/03/44 WILHELMSHAVEN  
14 147B 02/04/44 FRANKFURT  
15 148 02/05/44 ROMILLY  
16 149 02/06/44 EVREUX-FAUVILLE  
17 150 02/08/44 WEISBADEN  
18 152 02/10/44 BRUNSWICK  
19 154 02/13/44 NOBALL NO.S 110, 78  
20 158 02/20/44 TUTOW  
21 159 02/21/44 DIEPHOLZ  
22 162 02/24/44 ROSTOCK  
23 163 02/25/44 REGENSBURG  
24 165 02/28/44 NOBALL NO. 74 BOIS DE LA JUSTICE  
25 166 02/29/44 BRUNSWICK  
26 169 03/03/44 BERLIN - RECALL  
27 170 03/04/44 BERLIN - RECALL  
28 171 03/06/44 BERLIN  
29 174 03/08/44 BERLIN  
30 175 03/09/44 BERLIN  
31 176 03/11/44 MUNSTER  
32 177 03/13/44 NOBALL NO. 74 BOIS DE LA JUSTICE  
33 178 03/15/44 BRUNSWICK  
34 179 03/16/44 AUGSBURG  
35 181 03/18/44 MUNICH  
36 184 03/20/44 FRANKFURT  
37 185 03/22/44 BERLIN  
38 186 03/23/44 BRUNSWICK  
39 188 03/26/44 NOBALL NO. 93 LA SORELLERIE  
40 189 03/27/44 MARIGNAC CHARTRES  
41 190 03/28/44 CHARTRES  
42 193 03/31/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
43 196 04/08/44 RHEINE  
44 197 04/09/44 WARNEMUNDE  
45 198 04/10/44 DIEST SCHAFFEN  
46 199 04/11/44 ARNIMSWALDE  
47 201 04/13/44 AUGSBURG  
48 202 04/18/44 ORANIENBURG RATHNOW  
49 203 04/19/44 LIPSTADT WERL  
50 204 04/20/44 NOBALL  
51 206 04/22/44 HAMM  
52 208 04/24/44 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN  
53 210 04/26/44 BRUNSWICK  
54 211 04/27/44 NOBALL NO. 78  
55 212 04/27/44 LE CULOT  
56 214 04/29/44 BERLIN  
57 215 04/30/44 CLERMONT A/D  
58 216 05/01/44 NOBALL - RECALL  
59 220 05/07/44 BERLIN  
60 221 05/08/44 BERLIN  
61 224 05/09/44 LAON/ATHIES A/D  
62 228 05/11/44 MALINES  
63 229 05/12/44 ZWICKAU  
64 230 05/13/44 OSNABRUCK  
65 234 05/19/44 BERLIN  
66 235 05/20/44 LIEGE  
67 236 05/22/44 KIEL  
68 237 05/23/44 TROYES  
69 238 05/24/44 BERLIN  
70 239 05/25/44 BRUSSELS  
71 242 05/27/44 KARLSRUHE  
72 244 05/28/44 KONISBURG  
73 245 05/29/44 LEIPZIG  
74 246 05/30/44 ST. POL SIRACOURT  
75 247 05/31/44 HAMM M/Y  
76 249 06/02/44 WIMEREUX (Π )  
77 250 06/02/44 CONCHES A/F (Π )  
78 251 06/03/44 AUDRESSELLES (Π )  
79 252 06/04/44 WISSANT (Π )  
80 253 06/04/44 VERSAILLES M/V (Π )  
81 254 06/05/44 LE TOUQUET (Π )  
82 255 06/06/44 D-DAY TARGETS NORTH FRANCE  
83 256 06/06/44 D-DAY TARGETS NORTH FRANCE  
84 257 06/06/44 D-DAY TARGETS NORTH FRANCE  
85 258 06/07/44 NANTES (Π )  
86 259 06/08/44 NANTES (Π )  
87 262 06/11/44 LE TOUQUET (Π ) MERLIMENT PLACE  
88 263 06/12/44 CONCHES A/F (Π )  
89 265 06/14/44 FLORENNES/JUZAINE A/F (Π )  
90 267 06/15/44 MISBURG  
91 273 06/18/44 MISBURG  
92 278 06/19/44 ST. JEAN D'ANGELY  
93 279 06/20/44 FALLERSLABEN KONINGSBORN  
94 281 06/21/44 BERLIN  
95 284 06/22/44 NUCOURT  
96 285 06/23/44 ST. QUENTIN  
97 287 06/24/44 BLANC PIGNON FERME  
98 286 06/24/44 WESERMUNDE  
99 289 06/25/44 AREA #1 "ZEBRA"  
100 294 06/28/44 DENIAN-PROUVY (Π )  
101 295 06/29/44 BOHLEN  
102 308 07/06/44 BERCK A/F (Π )  
103 309 07/06/44 SOUTRECOURT (Π )  
104 310 07/07/44 MERSEBURG  
105 312 07/08/44 ST. ANDRE DE L'EURE / NOGENT M/Y (Π )  
106 317 07/11/44 MUNICH  
107 319 07/12/44 MUNICH  
108 324 07/13/44 MUNICH  
109 327 07/14/44 AREA 10, CADILLAC  
110 329 07/16/44 STUTTGART  
111 335 07/18/44 CUXHAVEN  
112 338 07/19/44 EBELSBACH  
113 339 07/20/44 MERSEBURG  
114 341 07/21/44 REGENSBURG  
115 343 07/24/44 ST. LO AREA  
116 344 07/25/44 ST. LO AREA  
117 353 07/27/44 OSTEND  
118 359 08/01/44 AREAS 10 & 14  
119 363 08/02/44 ST. DENNIS  
120 368 08/04/44 ARRAS-OSTEND (Π )  
121 370 08/05/44 MADGEBERG  
122 374 08/07/44 ANIZY LE CHATEAU (Π )  
123 375 08/08/44 BRETTEVILLE (Π )  
124 376 08/09/44 AACHEN  
125 378 08/11/44 BELFORT M/V (Π )  
126 380 08/13/44 SEINE R. AREA(Π )  
127 382 08/14/44 MANNHEIM  
128 386 08/15/44 HANDORF A/F  
129 387 08/16/44 ROSITZ  
130 391 08/18/44 ST. DIZIER A/F (Π )  
131 393 08/24/44 BRUX  
132 395 08/25/44 RECHLIN  
133 396 08/26/44 BREST (Π )  
134 398 08/28/44 BERLIN  
135 400 08/31/44 BREMEN  
136 401 09/01/44 MAINZ  
137 402 09/03/44 BREST (Π )  
138 405 09/05/44 BREST (Π )  
139 408 09/08/44 MAINZ  
140 409 09/09/44 GRASSY  
141 412 09/10/44 GIEBELSTADT  
142 414 09/11/44 FULDA  
143 416 09/12/44 BOHLEN  
144 417 09/13/44 STUTTGART  
145 425 09/17/44 ARNHEIM  
146 427 09/19/44 KOBLENZ  
147 430 09/22/44 KASSEL  
148 431 09/25/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
149 432 09/26/44 BREMEN  
150 433 09/27/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
151 434 09/28/44 MERSEBURG  
152 437 10/02/44 KASSEL (Π )  
153 438 10/03/44 GILBERSTADT  
154 440 10/05/44 MUNSTER A/F  
155 441 10/06/44 BERLIN  
156 442 10/07/44 MERSEBERG  
157 445 10/09/44 GUSTAVSBURG  
158 447 10/12/44 BREMEN  
159 449 10/14/44 COLOGNE  
160 450 10/17/44 COLOGNE  
161 452 10/17/1944 COLOGNE  
162 453 10/18/1944 KASSELL  
163 454 10/19/1944 MANNHEIM  
164 456 10/22/1944 MUNSTER  
165 458 10/25/1944 HARBURG  
166 460 10/26/1944 HANOVER  
167 464 10/30/1944 MERSEBURG  
168 467 11/1/1944 RUDESHEIM  
169 468 11/2/1944 MERSEBURG  
170 472 11/4/1944 HAMBURG  
171 473 11/5/1944 LUDWIGSHAFEN  
172 477 11/6/1944 NEUMUNSTER  
173 482 11/9/1944 SAARBRUCKEN  
174 485 11/11/1944 OBERLAHNSTEIN  
175 488 11/16/1944 DUREN AREA  
176 492 11/21/1944 KOBLENZ  
177 494 11/25/1944 MERSEBURG  
178 496 11/26/1944 HAMM  
179 498 11/27/1944 BINGEN  
180 500 11/30/1944 LUTZKENDORF  
181 504 12/4/1944 MAINZ  
182 508 12/6/1944 MERSEBURG  
183 511 12/10/1944 KOBLENZ  
184 512 12/11/1944 KOBLENZ GIESSEN  
185 513 12/12/1944 DORMSTADT  
186 517 12/15/1944 HANOVER  
187 520 12/18/1944 MAINZ  
188 526 12/24/1944 BABENHAUSEN  
189 530 12/28/1944 KOBLENZ  
190 533 12/30/1944 MANNHEIM  
191 536 12/31/1944 WENZENDORF-STADE  
192 537 1/1/1945 DOLLBERGEN  
193 539 1/2/1945 NALBACH-  
194 540 1/3/1945 KOBLENZ  
195 541 1/5/1945 WAXWEILER  
196 542 1/6/1944 WORMS  
197 544 1/7/1945 PADERBORN-COLOGNE  
198 545 1/8/1945 FRANKFURT  
199 547 1/10/1945 KARLSRUHE  
200 549 1/13/1945 MAINZ  
201 550 1/14/1945 MADGEBURG  
202 551 1/15/1945 AUGSBURG  
203 553 1/16/1945 DESSAU  
204 557 1/20/1945 HEILBRONN  
205 559 1/21/1945 MANNHEIM  
206 568 1/29/1945 KASSEL  
207 570 2/1/1945 WESSEL  
208 573 2/3/1945 BERLIN  
209 575 2/7/1945 CHEMNITZ  
210 579 2/9/1945 WEIMAR  
211 583 2/14/1945 WESEL  
212 584 2/15/1945 COTTBUS  
213 585 2/16/1945 WESEL & RHEINE  
214 588 2/18/1944 WESEL  
215 589 2/20/1945 NURNBERG  
216 591 2/22/1945 AALEN  
217 592 2/23/1945 CRAILSHEIM  
218 593 2/24/1945 BREMEN  
219 594 2/25/1945 NEUBERG  
220 595 2/26/1945 BERLIN  
221 596 2/27/1945 LEIPZIG  
222 598 3/1/1945 ULM  
223 599 3/2/1945 DRESDEN  
224 600 3/3/1945 BRUNSWICK  
225 603 3/7/1945 DATTELN  
226 604 3/8/1945 FRANKFURT  
227 605 3/9/1945 FRANKFURT  
228 606 3/10/1945 DORTMUND  
229 607 3/11/1945 HAMBURG  
230 608 3/12/1945 MARBURG  
231 609 3/13/1945 HANOVER  
232 610 3/15/1945 ORANIENBURG  
233 612 3/17/1945 RUHLAND  
234 613 3/18/1945 BERLIN  
235 614 3/19/1945 ZWICKAU  
236 615 3/20/1945 HAMBURG  
237 616 3/21/1945 WITTMUNDHAFEN  
238 617 3/22/1945 HELBERT AREA  
239 618 3/23/1945 HOLZWICKEDE  
240 619 3/24/1945 VARRELBUSCH A/F  
241 624 3/28/1945 HANOVER  
242 626 3/30/1945 HAMBURG  
243 627 3/31/1945 BRANDENBURG  
244 630 4/3/1945 KIEL  
245 631 4/4/1945 KIEL  
246 632 4/5/1945 NURNBERG  
247 634 4/7/1945 SCHWERIN  
248 635 4/8/1945 PLAUEN  
249 636 4/9/1945 NEWBURG A/F  
250 637 4/10/1945 BRANDENBURG  
251 638 4/11/1945 INGLOSTADT  
252 640/641 4/14/1945 ROYAN AREA  
253 642 4/15/1945 ROYAN AREA  
254 643/644 4/16/1945 ROYAN AREA  
255 645 4/17/1945 DRESDEN  
256 647 4/19/1945 DRESDEN  
257 648 4/20/1945 NEURUPPIN  
258 649 4/21/1945 INGLOSTADT