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The Kassel Mission Historical Society is a Federal Income Tax-exempt 50I(c) organization. Its purposes are:
- To perpetuate and promote the memory and history of the Kassel Mission of September 27,1944 by the 445th Bomb Group of the 8th Army Air Force, 2nd Bomb Division, 2nd Combat Wing.
- To fund and dedicate memorials to the Kassel Mission at appropriate locations.
- To publish and promote books, articles, and video productions about the Kassel Mission and the 445th Bomb Group, Tibenham, England, in World War II.
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KMHS/445th Bomb Group ceramic mug, with a colorful design and wide handles for easy lifting. Available in time for the Holidays. Order yours today!
U.S Sales Only,
$19.90 includes S&H On domestic orders of more than two mugs, email us for shipping charges
Europe Sales,
$25.76 includes S&H
Pride of the Nation is the story of that disastrous mission and the reconciliation of former enemies years later.
Now available on DVD!
Your B24 Liberator flies deep into the heart of Germany. Your mission - destroy the vehicle and engine plants at Kassel. Should be a milk run.
The only thing is, 150 elite Luftwaffe Stormgruppe fighters surprise you. Chances are you won't be coming back.
September 27, 1944.
The 8th United States Army Air Force suffers its worst bomb group loss in history when it sends 35 Liberator bombers of the
445th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division toward Kassel.
Four make it home.
This documentary is part of the commitment by the Joseph G. Dzenowagis family to preserve the history of the 2nd Air Division 8th USAAF and its English friends in WWII.
VHS - 88 minutes
U.S. Sales Only
$33.00 incl. S&H
Europe Sales
$35.00 incl. S&H
Book: Not Home for Christmas (Paperback, 544 pages)
When author John Meurs was a nine-year-old schoolboy living in Nazi-occupied Holland, an American B-17 bomber crashed behind his house near the village of Apeldoorn. The date was Sunday, November 26, 1944. Meurs always wanted to know more about what happened in the air on that Thanksgiving Sunday. So, more than sixty years later he started researching the B-17. He quickly found that the bomber was part of the 8th Air Force Air Combat Command. Meurs findings intrigued him and after discovering many interesting facts, Meurs focused his research on the 34 heavy bombers of the Mighty Eighth that were lost that day. He collected the personal stories of veterans who lived through it, families of veterans lost, and witnesses of the crashes. These first-hand recollections, captured in this book, provide a compelling and terrifying account of the reality of war. Thanks to the noble men of the Mighty Eighth who would not be home for Christmas in 1944 and their comrades in arms, many people the world over now live in peace and freedom. Five chapters of this book are dedicated to crews of the 445th Bomb Group -- Boykin, Barringer, Harris, Snow and McPartland -- all of which were missing in action after the mission of Sunday, Nov. 26, 1944.
U.S. Sales only
$20.80 incl. S&H
International sales
$28.95 incl. S&H
"Down In Flames" Book
Lt. Ray Parker reveals an incredible World War II story. Shot down over France, Ray is taken prisoner by the Germans. But he continues his struggle against the enemy by running an underground newspaper for the 9,000 downed allied airmen at Stalag Luft 1. Ray shares for the first time his tale of hope, fear and unrelenting courage in the face of the enemy.
"Once I started reading "Down in Flames," I couldn't put it down. It's well
written and kept me turning the pages. Ray Parker was head writer on my
Daily CBS-tv show, "House Party," but he never talked about bombing missions
over Germany during World War II and surviving a Nazi prison camp. What a
Surprise! I can certainly recommend this book."
- Art Linkletter, host of "House Party" and "Kids Say the Darndest Things"
Personal 445th BG Combat Mission Histories
Created by Mike Simpson
Originated by Dick Gelvin
16% goes to KMHS!
The Kassel Cassettes - An oral history audiobook
21 hours on 21 CDs
Interviews with survivors of one of World War II's most spectacular air battles.
"Listening to these interviews opens an entirely new dimension into the
Kassel Mission.
Nothing compares to hearing the voices of these airmen as they describe
their experiences."
- Linda Alice Dewey, President, KMHS
445th Caps and Patches are in!
Everybody’s favorite, 445th caps — white with gold braid — best of the best with the colorful, beautifully embroidered patch showing a B-24, all designed by Ira Weinstein of the Kassel Mission.
445th Embroidered Patches for jackets, blazers, caps — whatever.
T-Shirts
Ladies and men's styles, steel gray, Hanes cotton pre-shrunk, good quality. Design by Dave Shafer from a photo his dad took of the 445th, this time flying across the flag. Sizes S-XXL for ladies and M-XXL for mens.
Please select your choice:
Detailed back view of the t-shirts.
