![]() | 447th Bomb Group USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden Ground Crew Gallery |
A collection of photos featuring the hardworking members of the ground crews who kept the B-17s flying. We have provided names where they are known. In many cases, these names are written on the back of the photographs, without indication of which names belong to which faces. An additional 250 photographs of ground personnel at work can be found in Operation Caption | |
![]() 842nd Engineering Sqdn | |
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![]() Sgt. John Ford Crew Chief for Jersey Bounce II |
![]() Ground crew for Jersey Bounce II |
![]() James E. Lee, E. Wrobul, Guy DW Bird, Charles J. Gragg | |
![]() Rex Katz, Frank Mazzio, Albert Hahn, Charles Wood, Harold Moran and others of the 708th | |
![]() Lewis Castner, Howard B. Reid Jr., Bill Farhis and ? | |
![]() Chester G Pearson, Herbert W. Orwig, ? | |
![]() Carl R. Sirianni, Jay Arnold, ? | |
![]() CPL Edward Hogg; Sgt Russel H Jarsky Jr., Theron Gullion-Sheldon, ? | |
![]() This Thumper was constructed on the base around the engine from a broken portable generator. | |
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