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Backing out and viewing the situation from high altitude, the absurdity of it is manifest. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with an impeccable service record was.
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487th Bomb Group H
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45
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Lt General William K. Martin interview
Very interesting interview with General Martin who, as Colonel Martin, commanded the 487th during the war.
The General discusses his life in the military, time with the 487th, and many other details of his career and life.
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487th Historic Markers
National Museum of the 8th Air Force
These markers are found at the museum in Pooler, Georgia
Photo History of the 487th Bomb Group H
The book is still available. Click here to find out how to order your copy
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Welcome to the home page of the 487th Bombardment Group Heavy of the 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces.
When Adolph Hitler began his conquest of Europe in 1939, he began to turn
that continent into Festung Europa Fortress Europe. The lone hold-out
against the Third Reich was the island nation of Great Britain. In the summer of
1940, the Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe in The Battle of Britain
and Britain survived to become the launching point for the Allied war against the Nazis. Until sufficient forces could
be built up to attack Fortress Europe s walls, the Allies took to the war on wings, for
Hitler had built a fortress without a roof.
Early in 1942, the American 8th Air Force began arriving in England to help
the British with strategic bombing of Nazi manufacturing, transportation and
military targets. The RAF bombed by night, the 8th by day. Thus began one
of the greatest conflicts of human historythe air war over Europe.
The Eighth Air Force faced a formidable opponent - the Luftwaffe, with outstanding
equipment and training, and more importantly, they were battle-tested.
By the end of the war, the air battles that involved thousands of bombers and
fighters, claimed over 26,000 American lives. This accounted for 10 of
all American deaths during the war. 18,000 airmen were wounded and over
28,000 were shot down and captured.
One of the many groups of the Eighth Air Force sent to England to participate in this enormous struggle
was the 487th Bombardment Group Heavy, The Gentlemen From Hell.
This page is dedicated to the airmen and ground crews of that group, and to all who served.
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5th Air Force
Worn from: 25
March 1943 - Mid 1950 s.
This air force lost most of its men and equipment in
the defense of the Philippines after 7 December 1941. In January
1942, reequipped, they were sent to Java to help delay Japanese
advances in the Netherlands Indies. The Fifth participated in
operations that stopped the Japanese drive in Papua, recovered New
Guinea, neutralized islands in the Bismarck Archipelago and the
Netherlands east Indies, and liberated the Philippines. From
June 1950 to July 1953, it was engaged in the Korean war. The
five small stars form the Southern Cross constellation under which the
unit fought in the Pacific theater. The army air force star is
encompassed in a comet taken from the unit s aircraft markings.
The three tails represent bombers, fighters, and troop carriers.
Activated 5 February 1942 in the Dutch East Indies.
Campaigns:
World War II Philippine
Islands; East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua,
New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific;
Leytel Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive, Korean War UN
Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counter Offensive,
CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter,
Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, Summer-Fall 1953.
Decorations:
Distinguished Unit
Citations Philippine Islands, 8 - 22 December 1941; Philippine
Islands, 7 December 1941 - 10 May 1942; Papua, September 1942 - 23
January 1943, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
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On Aug. 11 and 12, the Russian Air Force celebrated its 100th anniversary with an airshow at Zhukovsky, Moscow. During the three-day air show, President Vladimir.
487th Web Site SEARCH Welcome to the home page of the 487th Bombardment Group Heavy of the 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. When Adolph Hitler.
These photos provide lots of details about the operations of the Russian Air Force contingent in Syria. The Russian MoD has recently made available some really cool.
