Fur thermore, the average range on the scope was stepped up to 96 miles on. It is assigned to the air force global strike commands afgsc eighth air force 8 af. Hethel 11 june 1943 to 30 may 1945 temporary stations in north afica. My father served in the 494th bomb group h in the 865th squadron. The story of the 390th bombardment group h indiana. It is exhaustive, from the groups inception in wendover, ut in 1943 to its dissolution in 1946. S army air corps, 564th bombardment squadron heavy, 389th bombardment group heavy, 9th air force. The 466th bomb group flew 231 combat missions with 5,693 sorties, dropping nearly,000 tons of bombs. The 467th bombardment group is an inactive united states army air forces unit. Kepner chats with an officer of the 2nd bomb group division, 8th air force, as he enjoys refreshments at an air base in england. Shown is major robert morgan, pilot of the aircraft.
The title of the book is the history of the 487th bombardment group, 22 september 1943 to 7 november 1945. Hughes, 376th bombardment group heavy, 389th bombardment group heavy, 4240402, 4272772, 44th bombardment group heavy, 8th air force, 93d bombardment group heavy, 98th bombardment group heavy, 9th air force, aerial combat, b24d155co, b24d55co, brigadier general uzal. This douglas a20g45do havoc, 4322200, at the national museum of the united states air force, is marked as a20g40do 4321475 of the 389th bombardment squadron, 312th bombardment group. The group was activated in january 1941 and trained with a mix of b18s, b25s and b26s. Folmer the swede sogaard, glenn lewis and others, helped perfect the technique of skip bombing. The 389th bombardment group was one of the relatively small number of eighth air force groups to operate the b24 liberator throughout the war in europe. The 389th strategic missile wing is an inactive unit of the united states air force. Jul 22, 2019 this douglas a20g45do havoc, 4322200, at the national museum of the united states air force, is marked as a20g40do 4321475 of the 389th bombardment squadron, 312th bombardment group. Volunteers are transcribing servicemen names and their awards from general orders that we are publishing on this website for enthusiasts, families and researchers of genealogy and world war ii. Moved to england, junjul 1943, and assigned to eighth af.
The 320th had earlier flown from long beach army air field, long beach california, via hamilton field, san rafael, california to hickam field, oahu, t. They arrived at amberley airfield west of brisbane on 23 october 1942 after a long 11 hour trip from nandi on the island of viti levi in the fiji islands. Volunteers are transcribing servicemen names and their awards from general orders that we are publishing on this website for enthusiasts, families and researchers of genealogy and world war ii history. Using this marvelous book as one of my resources, i was able to document his experience as a b24 liberator pilot in the pacific in wwii in my book flying with the flak pak. Warren air force base, wyoming, where it was inactivated on 25 march 1965 the wing was first active during world war ii as the 389th bombardment group, a consolidated b24 liberator unit that served with viii. Unit history there is still some debate as to the origins of the moniker. The group prepared for duty overseas with consolidated b24 liberators. Constituted as 389th bombardment group heavy on 19 dec 1942 and activated on 24 dec.
On 24 november 1944, he led the first mission of the xxi bomber command to bomb japan, 110. Sep 24, 2010 all deceased were members of the 389th bomb group between 1942 and 1945. Two b24s were destroyed by heinrich rosner in one ramming attack. They followed the same route as the 321st bomb squadron.
It was deployed to southern italy as part of the fifteenth air force in march. The host unit at barksdale is the 2d bomb wing 2 bw, the oldest bomb wing in the air force. Constituted as 386th bombardment group medium on 25 nov 1942. Almost immediately a detachment was sent to libya, where it began operations on 9 jul 1943. The 386th bombardment group m the crusaders, 8th air force, usaaf was activated at macdill field, florida on the 1st december 1942 and comprised four bombardment squadrons. Feb 26, 2014 aircraft and airmen of the 8th af 389th bomb group.
Iwo jima again proved its value as two group b29s with mechanical. The 389th bomb group flew its last combat mission late in april 1945. All books are individually cataloged and bibliographies may be found online with the. Hughes, 389th bombardment group heavy, 564th bombardment squadron heavy, 9th air force, lloyd herbert hughes, medal of honor, operation tidalwave, ploesti, world war ii bryan swopes. Squadrons of the 389th bg the sky scorpions 564th bombardment squadron heavy 565th bombardment squadron heavy 566th bombardment squadron heavy 567th bombardment squadron heavy. Dedication this book is dedicated to those men who so gallantly and unselfishly gave all they had to give their lives so that all men might breathe the pure.
See also 398th photo collections for more information. The 398th was part of the 8th air force 1st air division during wwii and was one of many b17 bomb groups stationed in england. Media in category 25th bombardment group united states army air forces the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. The list is in order of aircraft group type, then number. The 491st bombardment group is a former united states army air forces unit. Second lieutenant lloyd herbert hughes, united states army air corps. History of the 16 bombardment group, 315th bomb wing, august 1945. One version is that kens men were named for the tremendous pilot, capt. Historical report of headquarters detachment, 397th. Sky scorpions 389th bomb group in wwii book ww2 usaaf. Aug 01, 2019 august 1, 2019 aviation the sandman, 2nd lieutenant lloyd h.
The story of the 389th bomb group in world war ii ron. The story of the 390th bombardment group h title the story of the 390th bombardment group h creator. Air force combat units of world war ii department of defense. The 38th bombardment group was a b25 group that took part in the long campaigns in new guinea and the marshall islands and supported the invasion of the philippines. Additional costs may incur for euro, south america and african countries. Vii bc, 2 bw, 201 pcbw 11 jun 1943 vii bc, 2 bd, 2 cbw sep 1943 2 bd, 2. The 6th operations group is a successor organization of the 6th group composite, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the army before world war ii. Initial installment historical report of headquarters detachment, 397th bombardment group m from 20 april 1943 to 1 april 1944 during the spring of 1943, one of the medium bombardment groups organized in the third air force was the 397th bombardment group m. After the japanese attack on pearl harbor the group was allocated to the pacific theatre. An association quarterly news is published for distribution to members, other 8th air force historical. Kepner talks with personnel of the 389th bomb group.
Others have passed away in the years following ww2. The 466th was one of three groups in the 96th combat bomb wing, which was taken off operations in september 1944 to haul low octane gas to clastres, lille, and st. Additionally, the 92nd usaafusaf memorial association owns the rights to the books the route as briefed by john sloan and fames favored few the history of the 92nd bombardment group, published by turner publishing co. During world war ii, the 6th bombardment group very heavy, was a b29 superfortress group assigned to twentieth air force flying bombardment operations against japan.
Tara copp b24 photographs of wwii 98th bg mission reports. The 398th was part of the 8th air force 1st air division during wwii and was one of. This book contains the actual mission documentation, personnel reports, and hundreds of photos not found anywhere else. Operated with eighth af until assigned to ninth in oct 1943. The 387th bombardment group medium was constituted on november 25, 1942, and activated on december 1 at macdill field in tampa bay, florida. United states, army air forces bomb group h, 390th. You can doubleclick a group, click a group and click submit, or click a group and hit enterreturn key.
A well balanced book that begins with a look at the development history of the b 24, before spending nine out of its ten chapters looking. Welcome to the official 398th bomb group memorial association web pages, or informally the 398th web pages clearing and colder click for info. Raf hethel was home to the 389th bomb group of the united states army air forces, known as the sky scorpians. Great book has great historical value, has info about relatives in that campaign. The wing was first activated as the 389th bombardment group heavy on 19 december 1942 at davismonthan field, arizona with the 564th, 565th, 566th and 567th bombardment squadrons assigned. I have reproduced the following documents from the mission report of tom applewhite for 11 nov. During that short time, the 494th was the tip of the spear bombardment unit for both admiral nimitz in his island hopping. One group of the 320th bomb squadron left hawaii on 29 october 1942 with another group leaving on 1 november 1942.
The group was constituted and activated almost a year after the japanese attack on pearl harbor forced the united states into the second world war. To upload a copy, click on the photo you want, then scroll to the right corner of the photograph where the stacked boxes are and select the size you wish to keep, then right click save as. Initial sac bomb group the 449h bombardment group was one of the ten bombardment groups assigned to sac when it was first formed march 21, 1946. Served in combat with fifteenth af from feb 1944 to apr 1945. On 7 april 1945, the 389th bomb group was one of the targets of the sonderkommando elbe, luftwaffe aerial ramming unit.
Burbridge, and was published by newsfoto yearbooks of san angelo, texas in 1946. The 389th bomb group, known in more familiar terms as the sky scorpions, flew. This yearbookstyle history was edited by 487th bomb group adjutant major leo m. Steinert, 96, passed away on january 28, 2018 at his residence at plantation estates in matthews, nc.
The 90th bomb group squadrons all used the same design. The united states air forces 463rd operations group was a tactical airlift unit last stationed at dyess air force base, texas. Choose an aircraft group for its markings, airfields, missions and more. Its last assignment was with the th strategic missile division at francis e. Ken mccullar of the 63rd bomb squadron, who, along with then 1st lt. They flew to mareeba airfield in north queensland on 24 october 1942 after short stopover at garbutt airfield in townsville. All deceased were members of the 389th bomb group between 1942 and 1945. Maitland, a man wellqualified and experienced for the task. The group formed there and trained with the new b26 medium bomber produced by the glenn l. During world war ii he served in england with the 8th air force, usaaf as a. Bad is a united states air force base located approximately 4. It operates f15e strike eag le aircraft conducting close air support missions. The 319th bomb squadron was the first to arrive in australia.
The 389th bombardment group was a b24 unit of the eighth air force that gained its first combat experience on detachment to north africa between july and october 1943. The group hq may also have used a medium blue background with white outer circle. The 389th fighter squadron 389 fs is part of the 366th fighter wing at mountain home air force base, idaho. The eighth air force archive documents both the fighter and bomber groups that served in.
During world war ii as the 463d bombardment unit, it was secondtolast b17 flying fortress heavy bomber group trained in the united states. Constituted as 455th bombardment group heavy on 14 may 1943. Military navigator 389th bomb group charlotte member jeff h. The story of the 390th bombardment group h indiana state. Ww2 us army air corps 389th bombardment group unit history. A list of all the b17 aircraft that flew with the 91st and the current day pilots that have earned the right to adopt them and fly them today as we reenact the historic missions of. It flew b17s, b24s and b25s in the european theater of operations during world war ii. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. History of the 16 bombardment group, 315th bomb wing. The 497th bombardment group was a group of the united states army air forces. Thu unit was formed with four bomb squadrons 869th, 870th, 871st and 872d, all being newly constituted.
The 389th bomb group operated from hethel, england from 19431945 except for two brief periods. Group historian lee anne bradley photo historian geoff rice crew photos, aircraft photos, other photos. Its last assignment was to the strategic air command, being stationed at clovis army airfield, new mexico. George reynolds was the younger brother of sgt jerry reynolds, a gunner on lt harold b.
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