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474th Fighter Group
| Airfields - Bases |
| From |
To |
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| 1/08/1943 |
11/10/1943 |
Glendale, Calif. |
| 11/10/1943 |
5/01/1944 |
Van Nuys Metropolitan,Calif. |
| 5/01/1944 |
6/02/1944 |
Oxnard Flight Strip,Calif. |
| 28/02/1944 |
11/03/1944 |
En route to the UK |
| SS Uruguay |
| 12/03/1944 |
6/08/1944 |
Warmwell |
| 6/08/1944 |
29/08/1944 |
A.11 |
| 29/08/1944 |
6/09/1944 |
A.43 |
| 6/09/1944 |
1/10/1944 |
A.72 |
| 1/10/1944 |
22/03/1945 |
A.78 |
| 22/03/1945 |
22/04/1945 |
Y.59 |
| 22/04/1945 |
16/06/1945 |
R.2 |
| 16/06/1945 |
25/10/1945 |
R.25 |
| 25/10/1945 |
21/11/1945 |
R.50 |
| ?/11/1945 |
?/12/1945 |
En route to the U.S.A. |
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6/12/1945
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7/12/1945
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Camp Kilmer, NJ
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| Commanding officers |
| From |
To |
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| 1/08/1943 |
17/02/1945 |
Col.Clinton C.Wasem |
| 17/02/1945 |
18/04/1945 |
Lt.Col. Earl C.Hedlund |
| 18/04/1945 |
29/09/1945 |
Lt.Col.David L.Lewis |
| 29/09/1945 |
?/?/1945 |
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| Aircraft used in the ETO |
| P38 |
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| Aircraft markings and Call Signs |
| 474 FG |
Call Sign |
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428 FS
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Marking |
Tailplane: Black triangle
Spinner + nose tip: Blue
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F5- |
| Call Sign |
Geyser |
| 429 FS |
Marking |
Tailplane: Black square
Spinner + nose tip : red
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| Code |
7Y- |
| Call Sign |
Retail |
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430 FS
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Marking |
Tailplane: Black circle
Spinner + nose tip : yellow
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| Code |
K6- |
| Call Sign |
Backdoor |
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| Remarks |
| 1/08/1943 |
Activated |
| 8/12/1945 |
Deactivated |
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| under construction |
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