New Pages And Additions

14th November 2011: 789th Sq. Maurice Freeman Crew#35 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

4th November 2011: Photo of Memorial to 1st Lt. Bill Moore and Dutch partisans at Apeldoorn, Holland. Photo Gallery Thirteen - Memorials and Markers of the 467th BG.

1st November 2011: Brand new Photo Gallery Thirteen featuring Memorials and Markers in recognition of 467th BG(H) Air Crews and losses that have been established in both the UK and Europe since WW2. Photos of the Barsham, Suffolk, and Rettigny in Belgium Memorials.

16th September 2011: 788th Sq. William W. Truxes Jr. Crew#14 Photo, Photo Gallery Two
788th Sq. (second org) Crew Photos.

26th August 2011: A further photo of 789th Sq. Robert Hipps Crew#32, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

16th August 2011: Further photos from "The Joe Smith Photo Collection" featuring many quality photos of the Rackheath base. The "Personnel" section now features several photos of the Rackheath "Airliners" band. Photo Gallery Eleven.

14th August 2011: 791st William Graf Crew#92 Photo - Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq. Crew Photos.

11th June 2011: Series of new photos depicting new road signs commemorating the 467th BG association with Rackheath and also external and internal pictures of the former T2 Hangar located on the former Tech Site. All Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

5th June 2011: 789th Sq. Evan L. Dastrup Crew#45 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th
Sq. Crew Photos.

14th November 2010: Photo of 467th Group Veterans attending Las Vegas 2010 Convention
Photo Gallery Twelve.

1st October 2010: 789th Sq. Douglas Volk Crew#30 Photo and more, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos. Flag Ceremony Photos on the day Rackheath was officially handed over to the 467th BG, Library Shelf Four - Misc. items. Photo of the M.P. Compliment at Rackheath, Photo Gallery Nine - Ground personnel.

30th September 2010: Numerous additional photos depicting the newly restored Control Tower. Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today. 

27th September 2010: Col. Shower's Quarters revealed behind undergrowth - Photo Gallery
Four - Rackheath Today.

21 September 2010: Crew Photo and much more featuring Lt. Edward Holum Crew#5 and subsequently Crew#88, 791st Bomb Sq. Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq. Crew Photos.

26th August 2010: New Library Shelf Seven featuring original War Journal of 790th Sq. Waist-gunner Mario Antetomasa. Fascinating in-sight to flying regular combat through autumn and winter 44/45. 

25th March 2010: Photo of Capt. Sharbaugh, the 467th Catholic Chaplain, Photo Gallery
One - Senior Group Personnel.

11th November 2009: Photo of 467th Group Veterans attending Savannah 2009 Convention
Photo Gallery Twelve.

17th March 2009: 789th Sq. Ralph Krupp Crew#44, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

19th January 2009:  Photo of "Prowler" and 789th B24H #187 Photo Gallery Six Group Aircraft. 790th Crew#61 Bob Sheehan Crew, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Crew Photos.

17th November 2008: Convention Photos from St. Louis 2008 - Photo Gallery Twelve Convention Photos. POW Photos of the Mullican Crew#53, Photo Gallery Two - 790th
Sq. Crew Photos.

20th October 2008: 789th Sq. Robert Hipps Crew#32 Photo and James McGiverin Crew#27 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

6th May 2008: Photo and report of the dedication of the new Coffey Crew Gates, Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

18th March 2008: Further progress with "The Joe Smith Photo Collection" featuring many quality photos of the Rackheath base. Photo Gallery Eleven.

 13th March 2008: Brand new Photo Gallery Eleven featuring the wonderful photographic collection of Cpl. Joe Smith who was assigned to the Group Photo Section. Many more pictures to add in the coming weeks. 

26th February 2008:  Cpl. Joe Smith's "Memories of Rackheath and the Group Photo Section" Library Shelf Three - Veteran's Recollections. 

28th December 2007: 791st Sq. George Kotraba Crew#87 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq. Crew Photos.

8th November 2007: 3 wonderful photos depicting the newly restored Control Tower, Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

15th October 2007:  B24 "Perils of Pauline" added to Photo Gallery Six - Group Aircraft.

14th October 2007:  3 new photos: B24 "Pete the POM Inspector" Photo Gallery Six - Group Aircraft. Air Mechanics from the 789th Sq. Photo Gallery Nine - Ground Personnel. Nose Art photo of B24 "Ten of Us" Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art. 

12th October 2007: Great Photo of B24 "Alice" landing at Rackheath, Photo Gallery Six - Group Aircraft.

11th October 2007: Brand new Photo Gallery Twelve documenting all previous 467th BG Association conventions over the years. First pictures feature Dayton 2007.

22nd April 2007: Photo of members of the 789th Sq. Lt. Charles Kagy Crew en-route to England at Fortaleza, Brazil. Library Shelf Four - Miscellaneous Items.

20th April 2007: Two Photos of members of the 789th Sq. Edgar Cason crew returning from a combat mission, Photo Gallery Five - Station 145 Rackheath During WW2. 

17th April 2007: 789th Sq. Edgar Cason Crew#46 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos. 

3rd March 2007: Road Naming Ceremony in Belton, Norfolk, in memory of the aircraft "Belle of the East", Library Shelf Four - Misc. Items.

22nd January 2007:  New photo of the Rackheath Control Tower showing renovation work. New plaques on the former Quartermaster Office site. All Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

12th December 2006: More on the 12th March 45 Swinemünde mission. Fascinating account of Fritz von Pilgrim a 16 year old drafted from high school manning a flak battery unit. See Library Shelf Six - The Swinemünde Mission. 

19th November 2006  Story of Herbert Weber who experienced the bombing of Swinemünde from the ground as a 14 year old school boy. Library Shelf Six - The Swinemünde Mission

13th November 2006: 791st Capt. Troy E. Wild Crew#78 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 791st Sq. Crew photos. 

19th October 2006: Better quality nose-art pictures of "Up In Arms", "Homeward Bound", "Pappy's Yukum", "Ruth Marie", "Silver Chief", and "Wolves Inc". Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art

11th October 2006: Revised Casualty list to Library Shelf Two. All known casualties occurring at Wendover, Utah, during the training phase now recorded.

26th July 2006: 789th Sq. Frank Kerr Crew#48 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos. Also full identification of the Jack Lang crew in the stateside photo 789th Sq. Crew Photos. 

23rd July 2006: Original 788th Sq. James Roden Crew#9 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - Original 788th Sq. Crew photos. 

13th April 2006: Great photo of "Witchcraft" (#3) Photo Gallery Six - Group Aircraft.

17th February 2006: 2 Photos of the crash of B24H "Tommy Thumper II", Photo Gallery Eight - Accidents and Mishaps.

13th February 2006:  Lt. Willard Sell pictured in Marrakesh en-route to England - Library Shelf Four - Miscellaneous Items.

3rd February 2006: 788th Sq. Earl Brothers Crew#20 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 788th Sq.  (2nd Org.) Crew Photos.

13th January 2006: 789th Sq. William Shiner Crew#38, Photo Gallery Two  - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

16th September 2005:  Fine photo of the 789th's B24H "Tail Wind" - Photo Gallery Six Group Aircraft  

5th September 2005: 2 crew photos of the John Lang crew#31, 789th Sq., Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

17th July 2005: Nose-Art photos of B24s Lil' Peach & Tangerine Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art.

7th June 2005:  Photo of unusual visitor to Rackheath, (Library Shelf Four - Misc.) an RAF Mosquito battle-damaged returning from the famous "Shell House Attack" on the Gestapo HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark. Read F/O Bob Kirkpatrick's account of the raid on Library Shelf Three, Veteran's recollections & stories.

10th February 2005: 2 visiting Beaufighter aircraft photos added to Photo Gallery Five - Station 145 During WW2. Fred Holdrege's "On The Way To Combat" Photo, Library Shelf Four - Miscellaneous Items.

8th February 2005:  Rackheath Runway Caravan & B24s ready to depart photos, Photo Gallery Five - Rackheath During WW2 

6th February 2005: 2 Flak damage photos added to Photo Gallery Eight - Accidents and Mishaps.

28th January 2005: 790th Sq. Robert Willis Crew#64 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq.
Crew Photos. B24 "Mary Ellen" wreck, Photo Gallery Eight - Accidents and Mishaps.

21st January 2005: Photo of 791st Sq. Executive officer "Bob" Boucher, Photo Gallery One
"Senior Personnel".

31st October 2004: Two 790th Sq. crew photos; Ralph Davis crew#57 and Jimmie D. Thomas crew#66, both Photo Gallery Two - 790th Sq. Crew photos. 

13th September 2004: B24 "Normandy Queen" added to Photo Gallery Six - Group Aircraft. 

22nd April 2004:  Photo of All Saints Church, Rackheath. 4 new photos of the Control Tower showing internal views. Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

14th March 2004:  German V-2 Rocket "Attack" - Library Shelf Four, Misc. Items.
"The Cherub" B24 Nose-art - Photo Gallery Seven, B24 Nose Art. Inside the Officers Club - Photo Gallery Five, Rackheath during WW2. Crew Locker & Drying Room - Photo Gallery Four, Rackheath Today.

5th March 2004: Updates to Links on the Contacts page - a number of useful Research and Historical Agencies web sites now listed.

4th March 2004: 8 more examples of nose-art on Group B24s, Photo Gallery Seven - B24 Nose Art. Also "Can You Help" page (Gallery Three) asks, what is the full identification of the two nose-art photos depicting B24s "Blonde Bomber" and "Homeward Bound". 

22nd February 2004: 8 additional photos of scenes and present day remains of the former airfield and base. Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today.

2nd February 2004: 791st Sq. Dave Swearingen Crew#78 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 791st
Sq. Crew photos.

18th January 2004:  Updates to Links on the Contacts page - a number of 2nd Air Division Bomb Group web sites now listed. 

24th December 2003: 791st Sq. Earl Sawyer Crew#84 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 791st 
Sq. Crew Photos.

24th November 2003: 789th Sq. Alford Robinson Crew#41 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th
Sq. Crew Photos. Also Capt. Ted Gerringer 791st Bombardier, Photo Gallery One - Senior Group Personnel & "Can You Help?" Photo Gallery Three.

15th October 2003: 789th Sq. Roderick McKay Crew#43 Photo, also 789th Sq. Charles Russell Crew#36 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos. Also Charles Russell "Tale of Tailwind" story Library Shelf Three - Veteran's Recollections.  

4th September 2003:  789th Sq. Donald Reab Crew#26 Photo, Photo Gallery Two - 789th Sq. Crew Photos.

30th August 2003:  13 new photos added to Photo Gallery Four - Rackheath Today. Scenes of present day remains around the former Rackheath airfield and base.

 

**Relaunch of site 24th August 2003 with new host at http://www.the467thArchive.org ** 
Anticipate many additional pages with "new" photos in the coming weeks and months.