Mediterranean Theater

340th BOMB GROUP (M) 

487th SQUADRON ON VIDEO!

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Last update January 26, 2012

 

The videos on this page are a very special insight

into the life of the men of the 487th Squadron.

Please be patient for the files to load

 

The squadron maintained a force of about 26 planes that suffered attrition that required replacements.

 

Thirteen carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as nose art earning them the name

Dog Face Squadron.

VIDEO TRANSCRIBED FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES FILM

Produced and edited by Doug Cook

(63 mb – be patient and play full screen)

 

Unedited version with no scenes cut  (85 mb)

 

 

D- Day Southern France

Avignon

August 15, 1944    

(12 mb)

 

Corsica Alisan Airbase 1944 and 2010  (52 mb)

Doug Cook and family visit Dominique Taddei on Corsica

 

 

VIDEOS BELOW

 

Original Photography and Research by Lt James B Fitzgerald

 

Research and Narration by Lt Harry D George (read his book about being shot down over Italy)

 

Video Production by Harry George Jr. (All Rights Reserved)

 

      

Additional Research by Capt Paul N Spencer and Lt Donald G Porter

 

 

487th_BS_Introduction (2.7 mb)

 

487th_Squadron_Corsica_Alesan_Camp  (59 mb)

 

487th_Squadron_Brenner_Pass_Mission**  (27 mb)

 

   B-25s Flying Brenner Pass- Google Earth Video Animation!!!  (28 mb)

Produced by Doug Cook

 

487th_Squadron_Rimini_Base  (61 mb)

 

487th_Rome_RnR     (17 mb)

 

487th Returns Home and Celebrates VJ Day** (21 mb)

 

 

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