Thorpe Morieux (1) 42-3108 Memorial
Thorpe Morieux (1), Suffolk
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Thorpe Morieux (1), Suffolk, Suffolk
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Photograph and location record of the B-17 crash site memorial at Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, with two plaques commemorating 447th Bomb Group crews who died at this location.
Memorial consists of crash site plaques. The 447th BG was based at USAAF Station Rattlesden, Suffolk.
IWM American Air Museum archive page for the 447th Bomb Group, which operated B-17 Flying Fortresses from Rattlesden, Suffolk, from late 1943 to 1945. Records the group's operational history and losses.
The 447th BG flew over 250 missions from Rattlesden. The group suffered significant losses including multiple crashes in the surrounding Suffolk countryside.
Detailed account of 447th Bomb Group losses near Thorpe Morieux and Kettlebaston, Suffolk. Documents the B-17 crash on 12 April 1944 involving the 711th Bomb Squadron.
B-17 serial 42-31088 'Heaven Can Wait' from 711th BS crashed on 12 April 1944. Ten crew killed in the crash near Thorpe Morieux.
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- Geograph Suffolk(website)
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