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50th Fighter Group
| Airfields - Bases |
| From |
To |
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| 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. |
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| Commanding officers |
| From |
To |
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| 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. |
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| Aircraft used in the ETO |
| Republic P47 Thunderbolt |
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| Aircraft markings and Call Signs |
| 50 FG |
Call Sign |
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10 FS
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Marking |
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T5- |
| Call Sign |
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81 FS
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Marking |
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2N- |
| Call Sign |
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313 FS
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Marking |
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W3- |
| Call Sign |
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| Remarks |
| 15/01/1941 |
Activated as 50th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) |
| ?/05/1942 |
Redesignated to 50 FG |
| 7/11/1945 |
Deactivated |
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