Memorial 467th Bombardment Group Heavy

The text on the memorial is:

RACKHEATH STATION 145

467TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP HEAVY
2ND AIR DIVISION 8TH AIR FORCE
UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
COLONEL ALBERT J. SHOWER
FLEW 212 COMBAT MISSIONS
5538 AIRCRAFT SORTIES
WITH LOSSES OF 235 AIRMEN 46 AIRCRAFT
IN B24 LIBERATOR BOMBERS FROM THIS AIRFIELD
FROM MARCH 11TH 1944 TO JULY 5TH 1945
OVER 5000 AMERICAN AIRMEN STATIONED HERE
MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEFEAT OF
NAZI GERMANY IN WORLD WAR II

DEDICATED JULY 29TH 1990
THE FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVENTH
BOMBARDMENT GROUP HEAVY ASSOCIATION LTD

RAF Rackheath was also known as USAAF Station 145.

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• Text: Arjan Vrieze
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze