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19th Air Division

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On 1 September 1952, what was then thought to be a tornado rolled across the Carswell flight line, with winds over 90 miles per hour recorded at the control tower. By the time it had passed "the flight line was a tangle of airplanes, equipment and pieces of buildings." None of the 82 bombers on the
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base escaped damage, and SAC declared the division non-operational. Maintenance personnel of the 7th and 11th Wings went on an 84-hour weekly work schedule and began to restore the least damaged aircraft to operational status. More heavily damaged aircraft were worked on by personnel from the
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In 1959, the 3958th Operational Training and Evaluation Squadron was reassigned to the division from SAC headquarters. At the same time the squadron was upgraded to a group and assigned the 3958th Combat Crew Training Squadron and the 3958th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
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strategic bombing missions as well as operations against German V-weapon sites. Additional missions involved attacks on rail marshaling yards, railroads, airfields, industrial plants, military installations, and other enemy targets in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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During the 1930s the 19th Wing participated in maneuvers, flew patrol missions, made good will flights to Central American and South American countries, and flew mercy missions in South America. In January 1939, it flew missions to aid earthquake victims in
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plant where they had been manufactured. Within a month, 51 of the base's Peacemakers had been returned to service and the division was again declared operational. By May 1953, all but two of the planes had been returned to service.
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survivor early model B-17 Flying Fortresses that had been sent from Australia, and by some early B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchells which were sent across the South Atlantic Transport route from Morrison Field, Florida, via
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Later in August 1943, it was decided to reassign Ninth Air Force to England to be the tactical air force in the planned invasion of France scheduled for May 1944. The IX Bomber Command reassigned its groups to
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In January 1967, the division began deploying B-52 aircraft and aircrews to Southeast Asia for combat operations, continuing until 1973. In 1975, the 19th provided air-refueling support for the evacuation of
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coast of France. After D-Day, its primary mission was changed to fly tactical bombardment missions supporting Allied ground forces as they advanced from the Normandy Beaches across France into Germany.
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of Egypt and Libya. HALPRO's primary mission became the interdiction of supplies to Rommel's Army in North Africa by bombing strikes on Axis cargo ships at sea or in the ports of Tobruk and Benghazi.
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Category II tests, led by the 6592d, were completed by the end of June 1960, and, Category III tests (operational testing) began in August. These tests were conducted primarily by the division's
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11th Bombardment Wing (later 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing, 11th Air Refueling Wing): 16 February 1951 – 13 December 1957 (detached 4 May – 2 July 1955); 2 July 1966 – 25 March 1969
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Reinforced during early 1943, its subordinate units attacked enemy storage areas, motor transports, troop concentrations, airdromes, bridges, shipping, and other targets in
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test force, and, at the time of the 3958th's transfer, was involved in Category II testing of the B-58. This testing phase included tests of aircraft subsystems and its
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The aircraft is Martin B-26C-15-MO Marauder Serial 41-34969. This aircraft went on to survive the war with over 150 missions to its credit
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on 19 October 1940 as the United States prepared for a possible war. By late August 1941, a total of 71 aircraft, consisting of
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One plane was written off, another was bailed to Convair to be used for experiments with nuclear power. McGowan, p. 65.
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on 30 August 1944. The last combat missions was flown on 3 May 1945 by the 386th, 391st, 409th & 410th Bomb Groups.
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was captured by Japanese forces, making its planned base in China unable to support the attack (HALPRO Mission); by
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LGM-25C Titan II in its launch silo. During the 1970s and 1980s the 19th Air Division controlled two ICBM Wings
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With the retirement of the Titan II in 1987, the 19th Air Division was itself inactivated in September 1988.
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, 16 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 30 September 1988
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The IX Bomber Command was reassigned to Marks Hall, England on 16 October 1943. It took over the
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3958th Operational Evaluation and Training Squadron (B-58): 11 August 1958 – 1 September 1959
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7th Bombardment Wing: 16 February 1951 – 13 June 1988 (detached 10 July – 13 September 1955)
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98th Bombardment Group B-24D Liberator crew at RAF Ramat David, British Palestine, 1942
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aircraft training in global strategic-bombardment and air-refueling operations.
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In addition, it attacked enemy airfields in Nazi-occupied areas in support of
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The command attacked airfields and rail facilities in Sicily and took part in
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4017th Training Squadron (B-36 Transition): 17 December 1951 – 1 January 1954
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engines. Before Category II tests were completed, seven aircraft were lost.
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1956 Fairchild Trophy winners of the 11th Bombardment Wing and Convair B-36J
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heavy bombers with hand-picked crews. It had initially been assigned to the
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in 1942 across North Africa to the final defeat of German forces in the
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medium bombers in tactical roles supporting Allied ground forces from
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IX Bomber Command was quickly put together in late 1942 to aid the
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U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day
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The 19th Air Division was first organized on 30 June 1929 as the
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Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977
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The 3958th, along with its counterpart 6592d Test Squadron of
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Panama Canal Department, c. 25 January 1933 – 25 October 1941
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HALPRO's first mission was flown on 12 June 1942 against the
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling a B-52D Stratofortress
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4007th Combat Crew Training Squadron: 2 June – 2 July 1968
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in Egypt on 17 November 1942. Its component groups were:
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In the United Kingdom, and later on the continent after
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99th Bombardment Wing (Formerly 44th Bombardment Wing)
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medium bomber groups remained with Twelfth Air Force.
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340th Air Refueling Group: 2 July 1968 – 16 June 1988
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98th Bombardment Wing (Formerly 3d Bombardment Wing)
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98th Bombardment Wing (Formerly 3d Bombardment Wing)
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Its initial mission was attack to German 334:in an administrative reorganization of the 6092: 6015: 5758: 5720: 5706: 5698: 5547: 5214: 5105: 5052: 4441: 4410: 4396: 4388: 3896: 3710: 3422: 2940: 2707: 2662: 2322: 1979: 1966: 1939: 1925: 1917: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1278:, Alabama, 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949 1179:, operational control 11−18 September 1944 59:1929–1941; 1942–1945; 1946–1949; 1951–1988 5506:IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional) 5063:9th Air Division (was IX Bomber Command) 3350:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical 1615:"Factsheet 44 Air Division, Bombardment" 1561: 1559: 1072:: c. 16 October 1943 – 16 September 1945 484:was cut, so the detachment could not be 388:: 17 November 1942 – 13 September 1943, 152:formation. Its last assignment was with 112: 3191:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) 1508: 1480: 1834:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 1796: 1726:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 1667:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 1644:. 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(24 March 2010). 1640:Robertson, Patsy (27 June 2017). 1263:(A-40), France, 18 September 1944 1224:, Panama Canal Zone, 1 April 1931 1138:: 10 December 1957 – 1 March 1959 1021:, 16 February 1951 – 16 June 1952 1012:Ninth Air Force, 22 December 1948 992:, 24 July 1942 – 20 November 1945 239:third. (Approved 11 March 1959.) 187:medium bombers, it supported the 6002: 5728: 5039: 4418: 4362: 4182:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 4010:North American F-82 Twin Mustang 2649: 1947: 1765: This article incorporates 1760: 1422:Convair TB-58 Hustler, 1960–1964 969:Inactivated on 30 September 1988 932:, Very Heavy on 31 December 1946 754:, Texas in February 1951 as the 720:9th Bombardment Division, Medium 131: 86: 68: 45: 37: 4030:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 3954:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 3318:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) 1894:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1686:Bailey, Carl E. (3 June 2018). 1663:Kane, Robert B. (10 May 2011). 1132:: 1 October 1965 – 2 April 1966 918:Inactivated on 20 November 1945 1812:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988). 1173:, 16 October – 5 December 1943 1144:: 1 October 1958 – 1 July 1963 1024:Eighth Air Force, 16 June 1952 1001:, 24 July-c. 28 September 1942 939:, Bombardment on 16 April 1948 887:Inactivated on 25 October 1941 560:The command's headquarters at 1: 6222:United States Army Air Forces 5605:United States Army Air Forces 4250:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 3869:91st Strategic Reconnaissance 3345:55th Strategic Reconnaissance 3340:26th Strategic Reconnaissance 1831:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 1528:McGowan, Sam (October 2016). 1269:, France (A-62), October 1944 1126:: 2 July 1966 – 25 March 1968 1114:: 1 July 1973 – 8 August 1986 1076:96th Strategic Aerospace Wing 1068:44th Bombardment Wing (later 956:Organized on 16 February 1951 788:San Antonio Air Materiel Area 762:(SAC). It commanded the two 458:United States Army Air Forces 167:, the unit was designated as 4255:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 4187:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter 4015:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 3335:6th Strategic Reconnaissance 1530:"The Carswell B-36 Disaster" 1413:Convair YRB-58 Hustler, 1960 1378:North American B-25 Mitchell 1112:381st Strategic Missile Wing 1100:308th Strategic Missile Wing 1070:99th Combat Bombardment Wing 959:Discontinued on 16 June 1952 718:It was redesignated as the 195:from airfields ranging from 4240:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter 3929:North American B-45 Tornado 3914:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit 1589:"Factsheet 19 Air Division" 1426:Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger 1372:Consolidated B-24 Liberator 1366:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 1199:11th Air Refueling Squadron 1120:: 1 July 1973 – 1 July 1987 942:Inactivated on 27 June 1949 372:Consolidated B-24 Liberator 350:, the unit was assigned to 307:It was redesignated as the 6351: 4202:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 4172:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 4025:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 4005:North American F-2 Mustang 3944:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 1749:Station numbers in Johnson 1438:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 1432:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 908:, Medium on 30 August 1944 6217: 6000: 5747: 5600: 5037: 4376: 4265:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter 4020:North American F-86 Sabre 3939:Boeing B-50 Superfortress 3919:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 2647: 2350:Calumet Air Force Station 1402:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1248:, Egypt, 12 November 1942 1242:, Egypt, 11 November 1942 964:Activated on 16 June 1952 892:Activated on 24 July 1942 870:Activated on 1 April 1931 470:China Burma India Theatre 125:19th Air Division emblem 36: 5026:Advanced Landing Grounds 4129:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 1863:Mueller, Robert (1989). 1276:Birmingham Army Air Base 1267:Reims-Champagne Airfield 1118:384th Air Refueling Wing 906:9th Bombardment Division 581:VIII Air Support Command 476:, but after the fall of 216:9th Bombardment Division 5250:344th Bombardment Group 5245:340th Bombardment Group 4260:Convair C-131 Samaritan 3924:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1408:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1183:416th Bombardment Group 1177:410th Bombardment Group 1171:386th Bombardment Group 766:wings at Carswell, the 764:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 752:Carswell Air Force Base 684:391st Bombardment Group 678:386th Bombardment Group 672:344th Bombardment Group 650:397th Bombardment Group 644:394th Bombardment Group 638:387th Bombardment Group 616:416th Bombardment Group 610:410th Bombardment Group 604:409th Bombardment Group 530:), and mainland Italy. 434:Western Desert Campaign 386:376th Bombardment Group 377:321st Bombardment Group 330:It was replaced by the 317:B-17B Flying Fortresses 206:Later, during the 1944 177:Western Desert Campaign 158:Carswell Air Force Base 150:United States Air Force 94:United States Air Force 5240:323d Bombardment Group 4230:Douglas C-54 Skymaster 4197:Lockheed Martin KC-130 4144:Martin RB-57D Canberra 1767:public domain material 1410:, 1951–1952, 1952–1957 1312:Boeing P-26 Peashooter 1162:322d Bombardment Group 1130:494th Bombardment Wing 1124:461st Bombardment Wing 1106:340th Bombardment Wing 1094:305th Bombardment Wing 772:11th Bombardment Wings 747: 666:322d Bombardment Group 632:323d Bombardment Group 591: 409: 368:98th Bombardment Group 359:12th Bombardment Group 336:Panama Canal Air Force 179:. Using predominantly 127:(approved 11 May 1959) 6041:XXXVI Fighter Command 4235:Fairchild C-82 Packet 4225:Douglas C-47 Skytrain 3934:Boeing B-47 Stratojet 1953:Strategic Air Command 1793:on 29 September 2015. 1354:Republic YP-43 Lancer 1348:Lockheed C-40 Electra 1142:4130th Strategic Wing 1082:97th Bombardment Wing 930:19th Bombardment Wing 882:19th Bombardment Wing 806:, representatives of 760:Strategic Air Command 745: 738:Strategic Air Command 732:19th Bombardment Wing 596:97th Bombardment Wing 589: 407: 390:B-17D Flying Fortress 332:13th Bombardment Wing 309:19th Bombardment Wing 275:9th Bombardment Group 6049:Antilles Air Command 6045:VI Air Force Service 6036:XXVI Fighter Command 4322:Russell E. Dougherty 3949:Convair B-58 Hustler 1535:. Air Force Magazine 1450:LGM-30F Minuteman II 1417:Convair B-58 Hustler 1396:Douglas A-26 Invader 1384:Martin B-26 Marauder 1360:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 1136:4123d Strategic Wing 1063:43d Bombardment Wing 1007:Fourteenth Air Force 823:43d Bombardment Wing 812:Convair B-58 Hustler 808:Air Materiel Command 730:Redesignated as the 574:3rd Bombardment Wing 539:Operation Tidal Wave 488:supported in China. 338:on 25 October 1941. 218:, the unit directed 6205:91st Reconnaissance 5979:(Galápagos Islands) 5584:425th Night Fighter 5531:69th Reconnaissance 5526:67th Reconnaissance 5521:10th Reconnaissance 5497:441st Troop Carrier 5492:440th Troop Carrier 5487:439th Troop Carrier 5482:438th Troop Carrier 5477:437th Troop Carrier 5472:436th Troop Carrier 5467:435th Troop Carrier 5462:434th Troop Carrier 5457:349th Troop Carrier 5452:316th Troop Carrier 5447:315th Troop Carrier 5442:314th Troop Carrier 5437:313th Troop Carrier 3909:Rockwell B-1 Lancer 2695:Twentieth Air Force 2690:Sixteenth Air Force 2685:Fifteenth Air Force 2543:RAF Greenham Common 1565:Knaack, pp. 381–382 1515:Maurer, pp. 435–436 1306:Berliner-Joyce P-16 1287:Aircraft / Missiles 1156:6th Composite Group 1051:2d Bombardment Wing 999:III Fighter Command 901:on 17 November 1942 863:19th Composite Wing 861:Constituted as the 843:KC-135 Stratotanker 780:KC-135 Stratotanker 776:B-52 Stratofortress 702:defenses along the 551:Fifteenth Air Force 524:Operation Corkscrew 442:Pearl Harbor Attack 416:'s drive west from 414:British Eighth Army 254:19th Composite Wing 191:against the German 189:British Eighth Army 113:Aircraft / Missiles 6195:20th Troop Carrier 6170:72d Reconnaissance 6031:VI Fighter Command 5579:422d Night Fighter 5502:442d Troop Carrier 5432:64th Troop Carrier 5427:61st Troop Carrier 5188:50th Troop Carrier 4523:Landing Ground 174 4342:John T. Chain, Jr, 3702:= initial assigned 2528:RAF Bruntingthorpe 1694:on 18 October 2020 1621:on 21 October 2012 1595:on 22 October 2012 1553:Mueller, pp. 68–69 1390:Douglas A-20 Havoc 1009:, 20 December 1946 951:on 1 February 1951 884:on 19 October 1940 845:air refueling and 748: 592: 505:Operation Vigorous 495:oil facilities at 410: 293:37th Pursuit Group 287:20th Pursuit Group 281:16th Pursuit Group 208:Battle of Normandy 18:9th Bomber Command 6312: 6311: 6213: 6212: 6200:23d Antisubmarine 6178: 6177: 6026:VI Bomber Command 5998: 5997: 5944:Central and South 5695: 5694: 5596: 5595: 5592: 5591: 5539: 5538: 5295:416th Bombardment 5290:410th Bombardment 5285:409th Bombardment 5280:397th Bombardment 5275:394th Bombardment 5270:391st Bombardment 5265:387th Bombardment 5260:386th Bombardment 5255:376th Bombardment 5206: 5205: 5198:53d Troop Carrier 5193:52d Troop Carrier 5126:99th Bombardment 5093:XXIX Tactical Air 5035: 5034: 4385: 4384: 4347:George Lee Butler 4312:Bruce K. Holloway 4307:Joseph J. Nazzaro 4273: 4272: 3882: 3881: 3878: 3877: 3689: 3688: 3685: 3684: 2930: 2929: 2915:Strategic missile 2645: 2644: 2641: 2640: 2608:RAF South Ruislip 2563:RAF Upper Heyford 2312: 2311: 1475:Explanatory notes 1368:, 1941–1943, 1945 1342:Douglas B-18 Bolo 1330:Consolidated PB-2 1324:Curtiss P-36 Hawk 1261:Chartres Airfield 1246:Ismailia Airfield 981:Second Corps Area 949:19th Air Division 937:19th Air Division 899:IX Bomber Command 756:19th Air Division 726:Air Force Reserve 568:Normandy Campaign 547:Twelfth Air Force 462:Halverson Project 348:IX Bomber Command 169:IX Bomber Command 146:19th Air Division 139: 138: 128: 32:19th Air Division 16:(Redirected from 6342: 6190:1st Depot Repair 6154:40th Bombardment 6149:25th Bombardment 6093: 6070:13th Bombardment 6016: 6006: 5961:(British Guiana) 5759: 5732: 5722: 5715: 5708: 5699: 5548: 5235:322d Bombardment 5230:98th Bombardment 5225:12th Bombardment 5215: 5121:98th Bombardment 5116:97th Bombardment 5106: 5088:XIX Tactical Air 5083:IX Troop Carrier 5053: 5043: 4446:Palestine (Mand) 4442: 4422: 4412: 4405: 4398: 4389: 4366: 4365: 4327:Richard H. Ellis 3897: 3711: 3707: 3423: 2941: 2708: 2680:Eighth Air Force 2675:Second Air Force 2663: 2653: 2558:RAF High Wycombe 2523:RAF Brize Norton 2508:RAF Bassingbourn 2323: 2250:Wright-Patterson 1980: 1967: 1951: 1941: 1934: 1927: 1918: 1913: 1901: 1883: 1871: 1859: 1839: 1827: 1808: 1802: 1794: 1792: 1785: 1764: 1763: 1750: 1747: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1719: 1713: 1710: 1704: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1683: 1677: 1676: 1674: 1672: 1660: 1654: 1653: 1651: 1649: 1637: 1631: 1630: 1628: 1626: 1611: 1605: 1604: 1602: 1600: 1585: 1566: 1563: 1554: 1551: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1534: 1525: 1516: 1513: 1497: 1494: 1488: 1485: 1444:LGM-25C Titan II 1028:Second Air Force 1019:Eighth Air Force 913:9th Air Division 847:LGM-25C Titan II 712:Eighth Air Force 578:Eighth Air Force 507:) on its way to 424:against General 201:Tunisia Campaign 154:Eighth Air Force 135: 126: 92: 90: 89: 74: 72: 71: 49: 41: 29: 21: 6350: 6349: 6345: 6344: 6343: 6341: 6340: 6339: 6315: 6314: 6313: 6308: 6209: 6174: 6158: 6144:9th Bombardment 6139:6th Bombardment 6127: 6084: 6053: 6007: 5994: 5945: 5939: 5878: 5852: 5750: 5743: 5737:Sixth Air Force 5726: 5696: 5691: 5588: 5567: 5535: 5509: 5415: 5299: 5202: 5176: 5130: 5097: 5078:IX Tactical Air 5044: 5031: 5014: 4840:Greenham Common 4708: 4630: 4537: 4473: 4433: 4427:Ninth Air Force 4416: 4386: 4381: 4372: 4351: 4332:Bennie L. Davis 4269: 4220:Beechcraft C-45 4206: 4192:Lockheed HC-130 4158: 4115: 4034: 3993: 3974:Lockheed DC-130 3965: 3958: 3891: 3889: 3874: 3857: 3834: 3829:509th Composite 3705: 3704:unit upon SAC's 3703: 3701: 3698: 3697: 3695: 3681: 3483: 3447: 3412: 3354: 3321: 3215: 3142: 2926: 2910: 2848: 2842: 2699: 2654: 2637: 2491: 2370:Clinton-Sherman 2318: 2308: 2255: 2208:Seymour Johnson 1971: 1956: 1945: 1910: 1893: 1888:Further reading 1880: 1869: 1862: 1848: 1837: 1830: 1824: 1811: 1795: 1790: 1783: 1776: 1761: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1739: 1729: 1727: 1721: 1720: 1716: 1711: 1707: 1697: 1695: 1685: 1684: 1680: 1670: 1668: 1662: 1661: 1657: 1647: 1645: 1639: 1638: 1634: 1624: 1622: 1613: 1612: 1608: 1598: 1596: 1587: 1586: 1569: 1564: 1557: 1552: 1548: 1538: 1536: 1532: 1527: 1526: 1519: 1514: 1510: 1501: 1500: 1495: 1491: 1486: 1482: 1472: 1460: 1455: 1289: 1284: 1252:Soluch Airfield 1217: 1147: 1041: 1036: 990:Ninth Air Force 976: 877:on 14 July 1937 858: 740: 728: 704:English Channel 696:Ninth Air Force 570: 562:Soluch Airfield 535:Operation Husky 528:Operation Husky 501:Royal Air Force 466:B-24D Liberator 398:Tenth Air Force 352:Ninth Air Force 346:Reactivated as 344: 302:Santiago, Chile 250: 245: 236: 173:Ninth Air Force 148:is an inactive 142: 115:" section below 87: 85: 69: 67: 50: 44: 42: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 6348: 6346: 6338: 6337: 6332: 6327: 6317: 6316: 6310: 6309: 6307: 6306: 6301: 6296: 6291: 6286: 6281: 6276: 6271: 6266: 6261: 6256: 6251: 6246: 6241: 6236: 6231: 6225: 6224: 6218: 6215: 6214: 6211: 6210: 6208: 6207: 6202: 6197: 6192: 6186: 6184: 6180: 6179: 6176: 6175: 6173: 6172: 6166: 6164: 6163:Reconnaissance 6160: 6159: 6157: 6156: 6151: 6146: 6141: 6135: 6133: 6129: 6128: 6126: 6125: 6120: 6115: 6110: 6105: 6099: 6097: 6090: 6086: 6085: 6083: 6082: 6080:24th Composite 6077: 6075:19th Composite 6072: 6067: 6061: 6059: 6055: 6054: 6052: 6051: 6046: 6043: 6038: 6033: 6028: 6022: 6020: 6013: 6009: 6008: 6001: 5999: 5996: 5995: 5993: 5992: 5986: 5983:Guatemala City 5980: 5974: 5968: 5967:(Dutch Guiana) 5962: 5956: 5949: 5947: 5941: 5940: 5938: 5937: 5932: 5927: 5922: 5917: 5912: 5907: 5902: 5897: 5892: 5886: 5884: 5880: 5879: 5877: 5876: 5871: 5866: 5860: 5858: 5854: 5853: 5851: 5850: 5844: 5841:Piarco Airport 5838: 5832: 5826: 5820: 5814: 5808: 5802: 5796: 5790: 5784: 5778: 5772: 5765: 5763: 5756: 5752: 5751: 5748: 5745: 5744: 5727: 5725: 5724: 5717: 5710: 5702: 5693: 5692: 5690: 5689: 5684: 5679: 5674: 5669: 5664: 5659: 5654: 5649: 5644: 5639: 5634: 5629: 5624: 5619: 5614: 5608: 5607: 5601: 5598: 5597: 5594: 5593: 5590: 5589: 5587: 5586: 5581: 5575: 5573: 5569: 5568: 5566: 5565: 5560: 5554: 5552: 5545: 5541: 5540: 5537: 5536: 5534: 5533: 5528: 5523: 5517: 5515: 5514:Reconnaissance 5511: 5510: 5508: 5507: 5504: 5499: 5494: 5489: 5484: 5479: 5474: 5469: 5464: 5459: 5454: 5449: 5444: 5439: 5434: 5429: 5423: 5421: 5417: 5416: 5414: 5413: 5408: 5403: 5398: 5393: 5388: 5383: 5378: 5373: 5368: 5363: 5358: 5353: 5348: 5343: 5338: 5333: 5328: 5323: 5318: 5313: 5307: 5305: 5301: 5300: 5298: 5297: 5292: 5287: 5282: 5277: 5272: 5267: 5262: 5257: 5252: 5247: 5242: 5237: 5232: 5227: 5221: 5219: 5212: 5208: 5207: 5204: 5203: 5201: 5200: 5195: 5190: 5184: 5182: 5178: 5177: 5175: 5174: 5169: 5164: 5159: 5154: 5149: 5144: 5138: 5136: 5132: 5131: 5129: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5112: 5110: 5103: 5099: 5098: 5096: 5095: 5090: 5085: 5080: 5075: 5070: 5068:IX Air Defense 5065: 5059: 5057: 5050: 5046: 5045: 5038: 5036: 5033: 5032: 5030: 5029: 5022: 5020: 5016: 5015: 5013: 5012: 5007: 5002: 4997: 4992: 4990:Weston Zoyland 4987: 4982: 4977: 4972: 4967: 4962: 4957: 4952: 4947: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4922: 4917: 4912: 4907: 4902: 4897: 4892: 4887: 4882: 4877: 4872: 4867: 4862: 4860:Holmsley South 4857: 4852: 4847: 4842: 4837: 4832: 4827: 4822: 4817: 4812: 4807: 4802: 4797: 4795:Chipping Ongar 4792: 4787: 4782: 4777: 4772: 4767: 4762: 4757: 4752: 4747: 4745:Barkston Heath 4742: 4737: 4732: 4727: 4722: 4716: 4714: 4713:United Kingdom 4710: 4709: 4707: 4706: 4701: 4696: 4691: 4686: 4681: 4676: 4671: 4666: 4661: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4640: 4638: 4632: 4631: 4629: 4628: 4623: 4618: 4613: 4608: 4603: 4598: 4593: 4588: 4583: 4578: 4573: 4568: 4563: 4558: 4553: 4547: 4545: 4539: 4538: 4536: 4535: 4530: 4525: 4519: 4514: 4509: 4504: 4499: 4494: 4489: 4483: 4481: 4475: 4474: 4472: 4471: 4466: 4461: 4456: 4450: 4448: 4439: 4435: 4434: 4417: 4415: 4414: 4407: 4400: 4392: 4383: 4382: 4377: 4374: 4373: 4371: 4370: 4359: 4357: 4353: 4352: 4350: 4349: 4344: 4339: 4337:Larry D. Welch 4334: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4314: 4309: 4304: 4299: 4294: 4289: 4283: 4281: 4275: 4274: 4271: 4270: 4268: 4267: 4262: 4257: 4252: 4247: 4242: 4237: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4216: 4214: 4208: 4207: 4205: 4204: 4199: 4194: 4189: 4184: 4179: 4174: 4168: 4166: 4160: 4159: 4157: 4156: 4151: 4146: 4141: 4136: 4131: 4125: 4123: 4121:Reconnaissance 4117: 4116: 4114: 4113: 4108: 4103: 4098: 4093: 4088: 4083: 4078: 4073: 4068: 4063: 4058: 4053: 4048: 4042: 4040: 4036: 4035: 4033: 4032: 4027: 4022: 4017: 4012: 4007: 4001: 3999: 3995: 3994: 3992: 3991: 3986: 3981: 3976: 3970: 3968: 3960: 3959: 3957: 3956: 3951: 3946: 3941: 3936: 3931: 3926: 3921: 3916: 3911: 3905: 3903: 3894: 3884: 3883: 3880: 3879: 3876: 3875: 3873: 3872: 3865: 3863: 3862:Reconnaissance 3859: 3858: 3856: 3855: 3849: 3842: 3840: 3836: 3835: 3833: 3832: 3826: 3820: 3814: 3808: 3802: 3796: 3790: 3784: 3778: 3772: 3766: 3760: 3754: 3748: 3742: 3736: 3730: 3724: 3717: 3715: 3708: 3699: 3691: 3690: 3687: 3686: 3683: 3682: 3680: 3679: 3674: 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Meyer 4315: 4313: 4310: 4308: 4305: 4303: 4300: 4298: 4295: 4293: 4290: 4288: 4287:George Kenney 4285: 4284: 4282: 4280: 4276: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4253: 4251: 4248: 4246: 4245:Douglas C-118 4243: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4228: 4226: 4223: 4221: 4218: 4217: 4215: 4213: 4209: 4203: 4200: 4198: 4195: 4193: 4190: 4188: 4185: 4183: 4180: 4178: 4175: 4173: 4170: 4169: 4167: 4165: 4161: 4155: 4152: 4150: 4147: 4145: 4142: 4140: 4137: 4135: 4134:Lockheed TR-1 4132: 4130: 4127: 4126: 4124: 4122: 4118: 4112: 4109: 4107: 4104: 4102: 4099: 4097: 4094: 4092: 4089: 4087: 4084: 4082: 4079: 4077: 4074: 4072: 4069: 4067: 4064: 4062: 4059: 4057: 4054: 4052: 4049: 4047: 4044: 4043: 4041: 4037: 4031: 4028: 4026: 4023: 4021: 4018: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4008: 4006: 4003: 4002: 4000: 3996: 3990: 3989:Boeing RC-135 3987: 3985: 3984:Boeing EC-135 3982: 3980: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3971: 3969: 3967: 3966:& Control 3961: 3955: 3952: 3950: 3947: 3945: 3942: 3940: 3937: 3935: 3932: 3930: 3927: 3925: 3922: 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Index

9th Bomber Command


United States
United States Air Force
Aircraft / Missiles

United States Air Force
Eighth Air Force
Carswell Air Force Base
World War II
Ninth Air Force
Western Desert Campaign
B-24 Liberator
B-25 Mitchell
British Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Palestine
Tunisia Campaign
Battle of Normandy
Western Allied invasion of Germany
B-26 Marauder
D-Day
V-E Day
France Field
Canal Zone
6th (Composite) (later, 6 Bombardment Group)
9th Bombardment Group
16th Pursuit Group
20th Pursuit Group

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