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RAF Attlebridge, USAAF Station 120.
RAF Attlebridge, situated in Norfolk, opened in 1941, as a satellite to Swanton Morley. It was also known as USAAF Station 120.
The airfield was sold in 1959 to become `the largest turkey farm in the world', the poultry sheds which housed more than 300,000 turkeys, were built on the runways. The control tower became the offices and a modern processing factory was built on the site.
Squadrons stationed at RAF Attlebridge
- No. 105 Squadron. June 1941 to August 1941
- No. 88 Squadron. August 1941 to September 1942
- 319th Bomb Group. September 1942 to November 1942
- No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron. March 1943 to September 1943
- 466th Bomb Group. March 1944 to July 1945
1st August 1941 Attack role
22nd Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost
19th Jul 1942 88 Squadron Boston lost
19th August 1942 Dieppe Raid
29th September 1942 Moved
12th August 1944 Emergency Landing
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Those known to have served at RAF Attlebridge, USAAF Station 120. during the Second World War 1939-1945. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Want to know more about RAF Attlebridge, USAAF Station 120.? There are:7 items tagged RAF Attlebridge, USAAF Station 120. available in our Library
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Jesse Edgar Kennedy 466th Bomb Group I'm helping a friend trace his dad, Jesse Edgar Kennedy (from Texas) who was at Attlebridge, Station 120 in the 466th Bomb Group in 1945,
if you could help or offer any advice to get closer, please drop me a line.
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Lt2. Arthur Palladino 785th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group Arthur Palladino was the Bombardier on the Lady Lightning a B-24 in 785th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group of the 2nd division of the 8th Army Air Corp, stationed at Attlebridge, Norwich, England (Base #120). His plane was shot down on 15th of Aug 1944 over the Netherlands. 4 of the crew were killed, 5 taken POW and 1 evaded capture. Arthur was held at Stalag Luft 1, North Compound, in Barth until liberated at the end of the war. As of 4 Feb 2017 he is still living at age 95.
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Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division (USAAF): Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk Martin Bowman
This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would go
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