The list is in order of aircraft group type, then number. George reynolds was the younger brother of sgt jerry reynolds, a gunner on lt harold b. The groups air echelon moved to pueblo army air base, colorado to complete its training with the 471st bombardment group. To sort any of the information below, simply click on any of the header items.
Regarded as the best group history every published, hickey has topped himself, with the long awaited release of this volume about the 22nd bombardment group bg. My father served in the 494th bomb group h in the 865th squadron. This will also link to more infomation on the 11th bg. With 17th bomb groups departure, the main runway was strengthened and extended, as is visible in this aerial photo of the base taken on 10 august 1945 shows. The 346th bombardment group is a former united states army air forces unit. Full text of the story of the fifth bombardment group heavy. Welcome to the official 398th bomb group memorial association web pages, or informally the 398th web pages clearing and colder click for info.
The 6th operations group is a successor organization of the 6th group composite, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the army before world war ii. Reviews when lawrence hickey published his first book, warpath across the pacific, it set a new standard for aviation group histories. Official website of the 385th bomb group association. Ground crew of the 448th bomb group load up a b24 liberator with parachute containers for low level supply mission on 24 march 1945. One of the many groups of the eighth air force sent to england to participate in this enormous struggle was the 487th bombardment group heavy, which was based at army air forces station 7 near the village of lavenham, england in 19441945. The group was originally a heavy bomber training unit, but was inactivated in a general reorganization of army air forces training units. One group of the 320th bomb squadron left hawaii on 29 october 1942 with another group leaving on 1 november 1942. Jerry survived the war but was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1947. Transferred to the 323rd bombardment group by the raf on july 14, 1943, the 323rd flew its first combat mission from this airfield to the abbeville marshalling yard on july 16, 1943. Choose an aircraft group for its markings, airfields, missions and more. The 449th equipped with b24 liberator bombers was a typical heavybombardment group of the 15th air force. In the course of my research, i very often come to find that the information i seek is available, but at a cost. Full text of the story of the fifth bombardment group heavy see other formats.
The 345th bomb group was first activated at columbia army air base, sc, in november 1942. In short, the 467th bombardment group h in world war ii, is one impressive book. The 498th was formed in november 1943 as part of the 73rd bombardment wing, the second b29 combat wing to be formed. The 398th was part of the 8th air force 1st air division during wwii and was one of many b17 bomb groups stationed in england. It was last assigned to the 316th bombardment wing at kadena airfield, okinawa, where it was inactivated on 30 june 1946. The 449th bomb group was composed of four squadrons the 716th, 717th, 718th, and 719th. The extraordinary history of combat achievements of the 99 th fighter squadron, and the 100 th, 301 st, and 302 nd of the 332 nd fighter group, were not duplicated by the 477 th bombardment group m colored the last formed of the tuskegee airmen flying organizations. The 19th bombardment group was a heavy bomber group that was caught up in the japanese invasion of the philippines and java and formed part of the defensive forces in australia during 1942. Volunteers are transcribing servicemen names and their awards from general orders that we are publishing on this website for enthusiasts, families and researchers of genealogy and world war ii history. The sky lancers have established an enviable record in combat against the japanese in the southwest pacific theatre of operations. The wild blue yonder and beyond is the first book to cover a world war ii bomb group from its inception through the present day. The history of the 445th bombardment group h unofficial by. They followed the same route as the 321st bomb squadron. Also attached to the 394th bomb group was the 2146th engineer fire fighting platoon, the 320th air service squadron and the 1025th signal company.
Until the runways could be improved, the 17th bomb group medium used the field, flying the martin b26 marauder, from october of 1942 until the group departed for north africa. Following is a narrative on a mission by arthur artig. This book contains the actual mission documentation, personnel reports, and hundreds of photos not found. Army air corps suffered the neglect that befell all of the u. Media in category 90th bombardment group united states army air forces the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Key personnel of the unit departed the united states on 11 april, while the crews began ferrying the squadrons b24s via the southern ferry route on 21 april. The 1782nd ordnance group was attached to the 394th bomb group. This book honors all of the men who fought as hells angels during world war ii. The names on this honor roll of men assigned to the 98th.
History and memorabilia of the 40th bomb groupvh, part of. Operated with eighth af until assigned to ninth in oct 1943. Dec 31, 2014 until the runways could be improved, the 17th bomb group medium used the field, flying the martin b26 marauder, from october of 1942 until the group departed for north africa. The 410th bomb group in world war ii 1987 edition open. The pictorial history of the 444th bombardment group, very heavy. The first bomb group to fully deploy to the pacific postpearl harbor, the 22nd pioneered the flight route to. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Redesignated 394th bombardment group light in dec 1945. The 458th bombardment group has 63 boxes of records stored at the national archives. The two groups were consolidated in 1958 and redesignated the 418th tactical missile wing in 1985, but the consolidated unit has never been active. The 19th bomb group had another exclusive and that was a brief stint as the only group that had several b29s adapted especially to carry and drop the huge tarzon bomb, a 12,000 pound humongous bomb that could be modestly radio guided with aileron type fins and a guiding flare light in the tail that the bombardier could slightly direct or. The book follows the 345th bomb group, the famous air apaches, on its journey fighting with lowlevel b25 strafers across the southwest pacific from new guinea to the home islands of japan. A critical component to victory in japan, the 38th bomb group was an integral part of of the fifth air force through major campaigns and conquests in new guinea, through the. The 498th bombardment group was a b29 group that was based on saipan and operated against japan from late in 1944 until the end of the second world war.
Welcome, melissa smith, to the 305th bomb group fb group. I have reproduced the following documents from the mission report of tom applewhite for 11 nov. The 410th bomb group in world war ii by, 1987, the association edition, in english 1st ed. A bombardment group or bomb group was a group of bomber aircraft the united states army. Castro was a member of the 11th bombardment group h, 42nd bomb squadron. Using this marvelous book as one of my resources, i was able to document his experience as a b24 liberator pilot in the pacific in wwii in my book flying with the flak pak. This site presents a historical documentary of the 40th bomb group very heavy flying its b29 superfortresses during the pacific and east asia air offensive of ww2 as part of the global 20th air force, u. This book is not dedicated to the glories of a great combat record. You can doubleclick a group, click a group and click submit, or click a group and hit enterreturn key. The group was activated in february 1942 and trained with the b24 liberator. The second was for leading the 45th bomb wing through difficult weather conditions and antiaircraft fire to drop their payload on aircraft components factories at.
Those same veterans contributed many of the over 400 photographs found in the book. I believe that this story was included in one of the early airscoops published. The 409th air expeditionary group is a provisional united states air force unit assigned to united states air forces europe usafe, which may activate or inactivate the group as needed at any time the group was first activated in june 1943 during world war ii as the 409th bombardment group. He was a pilot, operations officer, and air leader in the 838th bomb squadron of the 487th bomb group heavy, based at army air forces station 7, lavenham, suffolk, england, in 19441945. It then returned to the us where in the spring of 1944 it was reformed as a b29 group, returning to combat against japan in february 1945. The 98th bombardment group was a liberator group that served in the mediterranean theatre from august 1942 until the end of the second world war.
No book this size could ever hope to record completely, day by day, mission by mission, the history of the 445th bombardment group. The 17th was the first group to be designated as medium bomb group. This book came to our attention because of a posting by kens soninlaw, dave foulk. The air apaches were the first full air force combat group sent the pacific in world war ii and flew the b25 mitchell. The group s air echelon moved to pueblo army air base, colorado to complete its training with the 471st bombardment group. The 38th bomb group was one of the most heroic air groups in the pacific war, but probably the least well known. Many of these missions were flown at 50 to 100 feet above the targets and produced, from a rearward mounted camera below the rear fuselage, some of the.
History books aircraft time line commanders main bases component units assigned to history. The 9th bombardment squadron h came into being provisionally on may 31, 1917, at kelly field, texas, and was known at that time as the 9th aero observation squadron. Just a few rules about posting material on this page. The 418th bombardment group is the designation held by two united states army air forces advanced training units, briefly active during world war ii.
The 320th had earlier flown from long beach army air field, long beach california, via hamilton field, san rafael, california to hickam field, oahu, t. After moving to europe, it served in combat with ninth air force, flying douglas a20 havoc, and later. Use the search bar to the right to locate a 449th horseman by name, rank, serial number, squadron or crew. A critical component to victory in japan, the 38th bomb group was an integral part of of the fifth air force through major campaigns and conquests in new guinea, through the philippines and to victory in japan. During world war ii, the 6th bombardment group very heavy, was a b29 superfortress group assigned to twentieth air force flying bombardment operations against japan. Constituted as 386th bombardment group medium on 25 nov 1942.
Transferred, without personnel and equipment, to the us on 15 feb 1946. The group was originally activated at park field, tenn. Click here for more info in order to book hotel space and group transportation we are asking people to commit to travel by may 15th. Constituted as 100th bombardment group heavy on 28 jan 1942. We would appreciate it if you would share your affiliation with or reason for joining the 305th bomb group page. It flew b17s, b24s and b25s in the european theater of operations during world war ii. Initial sac bomb group the 449h bombardment group was one of the ten bombardment groups assigned to sac when it was first formed march 21, 1946. Redesignated 17th attack group in 1935 and 17th bombardment group medium in 1939. The group was known as the flying eightballs and each b24 liberator it flew was decorated with a winged bomb cartoon of an 8ball pool ball over which. You really get to know the 467th through all those reminiscences. The 47th wing consisted of four, heavybombardment groups. Color profiles of the groups b24s would have been nice but that was probably schiffer publishings call. If you visit here please take a minute to scroll down this page to my seeking 498th veterans section in the hope that you may be able to provide information to relatives seeking traces of their fathers, uncles, and brothers of the 498th the 498th bombardment group was a b29 group.
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