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The USAAF...
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The United States Army Air Force was under the command of General Hap Arnold, who oversaw all Air Forces and Commands.
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WWII US Military Organizational Flowcharts |
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•Flowcharts of the entire US military organization at the beginning of the war |
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1st Air Force |
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The 1st Air Force...
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The 1st Air Force consisted of all air bases and training facilities in the northeast quarter section of the US.
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Their primary responsibility was to defend the US.
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Their secondary responsibility was to train personnel for the other air forces.
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We currently have no links to 1st Air Force websites.
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2nd Air Force |
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The 2nd Air Force...
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The 2nd Air Force consisted of all air bases and training facilities in the northwest quarter section of the US.
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Their primary responsibility was to defend the US.
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Their secondary responsibility was to train personnel for the other air forces.
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We currently have no links to 2nd Air Force websites.
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3rd Air Force |
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The 3rd Air Force...
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The 3rd Air Force consisted of all air bases and training facilities in the southeast quarter section of the US.
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Their primary responsibility was to defend the US.
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Their secondary responsibility was to train personnel for the other air forces.
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We currently have no links to 3rd Air Force websites.
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4th Air Force |
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USA |
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The 4th Air Force...
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The 4th Air Force consisted of all air bases and training facilities in the southwest quarter section of the US.
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Their primary responsibility was to defend the US.
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Their secondary responsibility was to train personnel for the other Air Forces.
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We currently have no links to 4th Air Force websites.
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5th Air Force |
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PTO |
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The 5th Air Force...
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Engaged in the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign.
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Served in the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies.
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We currently have no links to 5th Air Force websites.
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6th Air Force |
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Panama |
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The 6th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to defend the Panama Canal Zone.
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Secondary responsibility included flying anti-sub patrols and convoy escort missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
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Also was engaged in operations on South America's Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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We currently have no links to 6th Air Force websites.
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7th Air Force |
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Hawaii |
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The 7th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to defend Hawaii.
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Also engaged in other operations in the Central Pacific and lent units to other Air Forces for other campaigns.
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We currently have no links to 7th Air Force websites.
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8th Air Force |
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ETO |
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8th Air Force ( in general ) |
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1st Air Division |
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25th Bomb Group |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •B-17, B-24, B-26, Mosquito XVI |
| •652nd(H), 653rd(L), 654th(SP) Bomb Squadrons |
| •Formerly 802nd Recon |
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36th Bomb Squadron RCM "Gremlins" |
| •RCM: Radar Counter Measures |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •aka 803rd Provisional Bomb Squadron, later 856th Bomb Squadron |
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91st Bomb Group "The Ragged Irregulars" |
| •B-17 |
| •322nd, 323rd, 324th, 401st Bomb Squadrons |
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92nd Bomb Group "Fame's Favoured Few" |
| •B-17 |
| •325th, 326th, 327th, 407th Bomb Squadrons |
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97th Bomb Group |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •B-17 |
| •340th, 341st, 342nd, 414th Bomb Squadrons |
| •Went on to serve with the 12th and 15th Air Forces |
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301st Bomb Group "Who Fears?" |
| •B-17 |
| •32nd, 352nd, 353rd, 419th Bomb Squadrons |
| •Went on to serve with the 12th and 15th Air Forces |
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303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels" |
| •B-17 |
| •358th, 359th, 360th, 427th Bomb Squadrons |
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305th Bomb Group "Can Do" |
| •B-17 |
| •364th, 365th, 366th, 422nd Bomb Squadrons |
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306th Bomb Group "The Reich Wreckers" |
| •B-17 |
| •367th, 368th, 369th, 423rd Bomb Squadrons |
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351st Bomb Group |
| •B-17 |
| •508th, 509th, 510th, 511th Bomb Squadrons |
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379th Bomb Group "The Grand Slam Group" |
| •B-17 |
| •524th, 525th, 526th, 527th Bomb Squadrons |
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381st Bomb Group "Triumphant Reply" |
| •B-17 |
| •532nd, 533rd, 534th, 535th Bomb Squadrons |
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384th Bomb Group "Keep the Show on the Road" |
| •B-17 |
| •544th, 545th, 546th, 547th Bomb Squadrons |
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398th Bomb Group "Hell from Heaven" |
| •B-17 |
| •600th, 601st, 602nd, 603rd Bomb Squadrons |
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401st Bomb Group "Bowman's Bombers" |
| •B-17 |
| •612th, 613th, 614th, 615th Bomb Squadrons |
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457th Bomb Group "The Fireball Outfit" |
| •B-17 |
| •748th, 749th, 750th, 751st Bomb Squadrons |
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482nd Bomb Group "Pathfinders" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •812th, 813th, 814th Bomb Squadrons |
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801st/492nd Bomb Group "Carpetbaggers" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •36th/856th, 406th/858th, 788th/859th, 850th/857th Bomb Squadrons |
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2nd Air Division |
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44th Bomb Group "Flying EightBalls" |
| •B-24 |
| •66th, 67th, 68th, 506th Bomb Squadrons |
| •Also served in the 201st and 202nd Provisional Bomb Groups in Africa |
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93rd Bomb Group "The Travelling Circus" |
| •B-24 |
| •328th, 329th, 330th, 409th Bomb Squadrons |
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389th Bomb Group "The Sky Scorpions" |
| •B-24 |
| •564th, 565th, 566th, 567th Bomb Squadrons |
| •Also served in the 201st and 202nd Provisional Bomb Groups in Africa |
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392nd Bomb Group "The Crusaders" |
| •B-24 |
| •576th, 577th, 578th, 579th Bomb Squadrons |
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445th Bomb Group |
| •B-24 |
| •700th, 701st, 702nd, 703rd Bomb Squadrons |
|
 Kassel Mission (Kassel Mission Historical Society) |
| Dedicated to the 445th BG and the deadly 27 Sep 44 Kassel Mission |
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446th Bomb Group "Bunguay Buckaroos" |
| •B-24 |
| •704th, 705th, 706th, 707th Bomb Squadrons |
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448th Bomb Group "Destroy" |
| •B-24 |
| •712th, 713th, 714th, 715th Bomb Squadrons |
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453rd Bomb Group "Attack and Destroy" |
| •B-24 |
| •732nd, 733rd, 734th, 735th Bomb Squadrons |
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458th Bomb Group |
| •B-24 |
| •752nd, 753rd, 754th, 755th Bomb Squadrons |
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466th Bomb Group "The Flying Deck" |
| •B-24 |
| •784th, 785th, 786th, 787th Bomb Squadrons |
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467th Bomb Group "The Rackheath Aggies" |
| •B-24 |
| •788th, 789th, 790th, 791st Bomb Squadrons |
| • 467th Picture Archive |
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489th Bomb Group |
| •B-24 |
| •844th, 845th, 846th, 847th Bomb Squadrons |
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491st Bomb Group "The Ringmasters" |
| •B-24 |
| •852nd, 853rd, 854th, 855th Bomb Squadrons |
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492nd Bomb Group "The Happy Warriors" |
| •B-24 |
| •856th, 857th, 858th, 859th Bomb Squadrons |
| •aka "The Hard-Luck Group" |
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2nd Air Division Memorial Library |
| •Physical museum in Norwich, England |
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The Heritage League |
| •Preserving the Memory and Legacy of the 2nd Air Division of WWII |
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3rd Air Division |
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34th Bomb Group "Valor to Victory" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •4th, 7th, 18th, 391st Bomb Squadrons |
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94th Bomb Group "Results Count" |
| •B-17 |
| •331st, 332nd, 333rd, 410th Bomb Squadrons |
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95th Bomb Group "Justice with Victory" |
| •B-17 |
| •334th, 335th, 336th, 412th Bomb Squadrons |
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96th Bomb Group "E Sempre L'Ora" |
| •B-17 |
| •337th, 338th, 339th, 413th Bomb Squadrons |
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100th Bomb Group "The Bloody Hundreth" |
| •B-17 |
| •349th, 350th, 351st, 418th Bomb Squadrons |
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385th Bomb Group "Van's Valiants" |
| •B-17 |
| •548th, 549th, 550th, 551st Bomb Squadrons |
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388th Bomb Group "Fortress for Freedom" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •560th, 561st, 562nd, 563rd Bomb Squadrons |
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390th Bomb Group "Wittan's Wallopers" |
| •B-17 |
| •568th, 569th, 570th, 571st Bomb Squadrons |
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447th Bomb Group "Fait Justita Ruat Coelum" |
| •B-17 |
| •708th, 709th, 710th, 711th Bomb Squadrons |
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452nd Bomb Group "Labor Ad Futurum" |
| •B-17 |
| •728th, 729th, 730th, 731st Bomb Squadrons |
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486th Bomb Group |
| •B-17 |
| •832nd, 833rd, 834th, 835th Bomb Squadrons |
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487th Bomb Group "Gentlemen from Hell" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •836th, 837th, 838th, 839th Bomb Squadrons |
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490th Bomb Group "Hangstrap" |
| •B-17 |
| •848th, 849th, 850th, 851st Bomb Squadrons |
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493rd Bomb Group "Helton's Hellcats" |
| •B-17, B-24 |
| •860th, 861st, 862nd, 863rd Bomb Squadrons |
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Fighter Command |
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1st Fighter Group |
| •P-38 |
| •27th, 71st, 94th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF, later to 15th AF |
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4th Fighter Group "The Eagles" |
| •P-47, P-51, Spitfire V |
| •334th, 335th, 336th Fighter Squadrons |
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14th Fighter Group |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-38 |
| •48th, 49th, 50th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF, later to 15th AF |
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20th Fighter Group "The Loco Busters" |
| •P-38, P51 |
| •55th, 77th, 79th Fighter Squadrons |
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31st Fighter Group "Return with Honor" |
| •P-51, Spitfire V |
| •307th, 308th, 309th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF, later to 15th AF |
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52nd Fighter Group |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-51, Spitfire V |
| •2nd, 4th, 5th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF, later to 15th AF |
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55th Fighter Group "Pursuit to Defend" |
| •P-38, P-51 |
| •38th, 338th, 343rd Fighter Squadrons |
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56th Fighter Group "The Wolf Pack" |
| •P-47 |
| •61st, 62nd, 63rd Fighter Squadrons |
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78th Fighter Group "Duxford Eagles" |
| •P-38, P-47, P-51 |
| •82nd, 83rd, 84th Fighter Squadrons |
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82nd Fighter Group "Adorimini (Up and at 'em)" |
| •P-38 |
| •95th, 96th, 97th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF, later to 15th AF |
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339th Fighter Group "The Lads from Fowlmere" |
| •P-51 |
| •503rd, 504th, 505th Fighter Squadrons |
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350th Fighter Group |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-400, Airacobra, Spitfire V |
| •345th, 346th, 347th Fighter Squadrons |
| •Served in 8th AF (1942), reassigned to 12th AF |
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352nd Fighter Group "Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney" |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •328th, 486th, 487th Fighter Squadrons |
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353rd Fighter Group "Slybird" |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •350th, 351st, 352nd Fighter Squadrons |
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355th Fighter Group "The Steeple Morden Strafers" |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •354th, 357th, 358th Fighter Squadrons |
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356th Fighter Group "Soundwave" |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •359th, 360th, 361st Fighter Squadrons |
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357th Fighter Group "The Yoxford Boys" |
| •P-51 |
| •362nd, 363rd, 364th Fighter Squadrons |
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358th Fighter Group "Our Might Always" |
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| •P-47 |
| •365th, 366th, 367th Fighter Squadrons |
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359th Fighter Group "Cum Leone" |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •368th, 369th, 370th Fighter Squadrons |
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361st Fighter Group "The Yellow Jackets" |
| •P-47, P-51 |
| •374th, 375th, 376th Fighter Squadrons |
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364th Fighter Group |
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| •P-38, P-51 |
| •383rd, 384th, 385th Fighter Squadrons |
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479th Fighter Group "Riddle's Raiders" |
| •( no website that we're aware of yet ) |
| •P-38, P-51 |
| •434th, 435th, 436th Fighter Squadrons |
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9th Air Force |
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The 9th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to provide tactical support for the US Army's ground forces in Western Europe.
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Also engaged in strategic bombing and assisted the 8th AF by providing their bombers additional escorts into Germany.
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391st Bomb Group |
| •B-26 A-26 |
| •Served 8th Air Force in 1942, reassigned to 12th Air Force, later to the 15th Air Force |
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409th Bomb Group |
| •A-20 A-26 |
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410th Bomb Group |
| •A-20 |
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10th Air Force |
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CBI |
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The 10th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to attack Japanese forces in China, Burma and Indochina from their stations in India.
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We currently have no links to 10th Air Force websites.
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11th Air Force |
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Alaska |
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The 11th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to defend Alaska and the Northern Pacific.
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Also conducted strategic bombing operations on Northern Japan.
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We currently have no links to 11th Air Force websites.
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12th Air Force |
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MTO |
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13th Air Force |
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PTO |
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The 13th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to engage the enemy in the South Central Pacific.
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We currently have no links to 13th Air Force websites.
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14th Air Force |
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CBI |
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The 14th Air Force...
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Formerly known as the FLYING TIGERS, their primary responsibility was to engage the enemy from their station in China.
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We currently have no links to 14th Air Force websites.
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15th Air Force |
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MTO |
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20th Air Force |
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PTO |
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The 20th Air Force...
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Primary responsibility was to conduct strategic very-heavy bombing operations on Japan with B-29s.
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We currently have no links to 20th Air Force websites.
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WWII Links
