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(Photo : via Peter Randall, UK)
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Airfields - Bases
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From
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1/03/43
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12/09/43
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Drew Field,Tampa, Florida
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13/09/43
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14/02/44
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Walterboro , South Carolina
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15/02/44
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26/02/44
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Camp Shanks, New York
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26/02/44
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6/03/44
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En route to the UK
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HMS Mauretania
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7/03/44
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10/07/44
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Christchurch, England
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29/06/44
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25/08/44
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A.8
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A.14
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(when A.8 was under repair)
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25/08/44
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12/09/44
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A.37
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13/09/44
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7/02/45
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A.64
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7/02/45
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24/04/45
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Y.32
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24/04/45
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14/05/45
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R.6
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14/05/45
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2/07/45
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R.68
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5/07/45
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?/08/1945
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A.71
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?/08/1945
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15/10/45
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Marseilles, France
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15/10/45
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26/10/45
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En route to the USA
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M/S James Jackson
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26/10/45
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29/10/45
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Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
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Commanding officers
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1/03/43
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2/07/43
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Lt.Col. Marvin S.Zipp
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2/07/43
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12/07/43
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Lt.Col. Mark E.Hubbard
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12/07/43
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5/11/43
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Maj.Fred J.Hook, Jr.
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5/11/43
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26/04/44
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Col. James Ferguson
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26/04/44
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22/10/44
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Col. Robert J.Delashaw
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22/10/44
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7/06/45
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Col. J.Garrett Jackson
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7/06/45
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29/10/45
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Lt.Col. Richard E.Turner
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Aircraft used in the ETO
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Republic P47 Thunderbolt
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Aircraft markings and Call Signs
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509th FS
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Noseband
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red
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Canopy trim
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red
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Rudder band
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red
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Code
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G9-
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Call Sign
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?
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510th FS
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Noseband
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blue
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Canopy trim
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blue
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Rudder band
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blue
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Code
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2Z-
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Call Sign
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?
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511th FS
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Noseband
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yellow
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Canopy trim
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yellow
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Rudder band
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yellow
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Code
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K4-
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Call Sign
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?
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Remarks
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16/02/43
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Constituted
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405th Bombardment Group (Dive)
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1/03/43
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Activated
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405th Bombardment Group (Dive)
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15/08/43
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Redesignated
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405th Fighter-Bomber Group
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18/06/44
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Redesignated
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405th Fighter Group
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29/10/45
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Inactivated
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405th Fighter Group
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