The 9th AF in the ETO
  48 FG
 
48th Fighter Group

 

Airfields - Bases
From To  
15/01/1941 22/05/1941 Savannah, Ga.
22/05/1941 7/02/1942 Will Rogers Field, Okla.
7/02/1942 28/06/1942 Savannah, Ga.
28/06/1942 20/08/1943 Key Field, Miss.
20/08/1943 27/01/1944 William Northern Field, Tenn.
27/01/1944 13/03/1944 Waterboro AAF, SC
?/03/1944 ?/03/1944 En route to the UK
 
29/03/1944 18/06/1944 Ibsley
18/06/1944 29/08/1944 A.4
29/08/1944 15/09/1944 A.42
15/09/1944 30/09/1944 A.74
30/09/1944 26/03/1945 A.92
26/03/1945 17/04/1945 Y.54
17/04/1945 29/04/1945 Y.96
29/04/1945 5/07/1945 R.10
5/07/1945 ?/08/1945 A.69
?/08/1945 ?/?/1945 En route to U.S.A.
 
?/?/1945 7/11/1945 Seymour Johnson Field, NC
 
Commanding officers
From To  
? ? Lt.Col.Bernard S.Thompson
? ? Col.Norman R.Burnett
? ? Lt.Col.Preston P.Pender
? ? Lt.Col. Charles C.Kegelman
?/11/1943 22/04/1944 Col.Dixon M.Allison
23/04/1944 ?/10/1944 Col.George L.Wertenbaker, Jr.
?/10/1944 7/06/1945 Col.James K.Johnson
8/06/1945 28/06/1945 Lt.Col. Harold L.McNeely
28/06/1945 ? Lt.Col.Paul P.Douglas,Jr.
 
Aircraft used in the ETO
P47
 
Aircraft markings and Call Signs
48 FG Call Sign  
 

492 FS

 
Marking Front cowling and rudder : red
Code F4-
Call Sign  
493 FS Marking Front cowling and rudder: blue
Code I7-
Call Sign  
 

 494 FS

 
Marking Front cowling and rudder: Yellow
Code 6M-
Call Sign  
 
Remarks
15/01/1941 Activated as 48th Bombardment Group (Light)
?/09/1942 Redesignated 48th Bombardment Group (Dive)
?/08/1943 Redesignated 48th Fighter Bomber Group
?/05/1944 Redesignated 48th Fighter Group
7/11/1945 Inactivated
 
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