Miscellaneous Items of the 467th BG(H)

Lt. Willard Sell in Marrakesh

Crew Commander and pilot Lt. Willard Sell of the 791st Squadron pictured with local children in Marrakesh en-route to England. Part of the original air echelon, the crews took the southern Atlantic ferry route leaving Marrakesh on the final leg to England. The route took them north across the Bay of Biscay avoiding enemy airspace before landing at Valley, north Wales, then on to Rackheath. Lt Sell and his crew arrived Rackheath on the 13th March 1944.