The 9th AF in the ETO
  50 FG
 
50th Fighter Group

 

Airfields - Bases
From To  
15/01/1941 3/10/1941 Selfridge Field,Mich.
3/10/1941 22/03/1943 Key Field, Miss.
22/03/1943 20/11/1943 Orlando AB, Fla.
20/11/1943 1/02/1943 Alachua AAF,Fla.
1/02/1943 13/03/1944 Orlando AB,Fla.
13/03/1944 5/04/1944 En route to the UK
HMS ?
5/04/1944 25/06/1944 Lymington
25/06/1944 16/08/1944 A.10
16/08/1944 4/09/1944 A.17
4/09/1944 15/09/1944 A.47
15/09/1944 28/09/1944 A.69
28/09/1944 3/11/1944 Y.6
3/11/1944 20/04/1945 A.96
20/04/1945 21/05/1945 Y.90
21/05/1945 22/06/1945 Y.79
22/06/1945 ?/08/1945 En route to U.S.A.
 ?
?/08/1945 7/11/1945 La Junta AAF, Colo.
 
Commanding officers
From To  
16/01/1941 30/04/1941 Capt.George McCoy,Jr.
1/05/1941 31/03/1942 Col.Allen R.Springer
1/04/1942 14/05/1942 Lt.Col. John R.Crosthwaite
15/05/1942 22/07/1942 Lt.Col.Murray C.Woodburg
23/07/1942 28/01/1943 Lt.Col. T.Alan Bennett
29/01/1943 8/11/1943 Lt.Col.Walter B.Putnam
9/11/1943 30/11/1943 Lt.Col.Robert S.Quinn
1/12/1943 ?/11/1944 Col.William D.Greenfield
?/11/1944 ?/?/1945 Col.Harvey L.Case,Jr.
 
Aircraft used in the ETO
Republic P47 Thunderbolt
 
Aircraft markings and Call Signs
50 FG Call Sign  
 

10 FS

 
Marking  
Code T5-
Call Sign  
 

 81 FS

 
Marking  
Code 2N-
Call Sign  
 

 313 FS

 
Marking  
Code W3-
Call Sign  
 
Remarks
15/01/1941 Activated as 50th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) 
?/05/1942 Redesignated to 50 FG
7/11/1945 Deactivated
 
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