The 460th bomb group flew b24 liberators and was stationed at spinazzola, italy. Insignia, usaf, patches, bs, tfs, bomb squadron, fighter squadron. Please post and exchange information on b24 bomb group 485th, 15th army air corps. Its last was assigned to the 91st bombardment group, stationed at drew field, florida. The 484 th bombardment group association was established to. The 92nd bombardment group had 4 combat squadrons, 325th, 326th, 327th, and the 407th. Wwii 443rd bomb squadron 320th bomb group squadron patch. For further information, please see the contact us page. The 460th bomb group consisted of the following organizations.
The b17 aircraft assigned to the 379th bombardment group h wwii from nov 1942 april 1945. Between december 1943 and may 1945, the 449th bomb group lost 129 aircraft to all causes. A story of time in spinazzola, italy with the 460th bomb group, 763rd bomb squad. Constituted 10th reconnaissance squadron heavy on 28 jan 1942. Official home of the 450th bomb group memorial association. Northcross was piloting n for nan, aircraft number. Patch, while the air echelon departed donaldson with their c119s at the beginning of december. Constituted as 460th bombardment group heavy in may 1943. The aircraft losses are presented in chronological order. The group was reactivated on 7 july 1944 as the 333rd bombardment group very heavy.
The 458th bombardment group has 63 boxes of records stored at the national archives. The rackheath aggies after each mission there was a critique. It trained with the b29 and prepared for combat in the far east. Moved to italy, janfeb 1944, and became part of fifteenth af. Redesignated 400th bombardment squadron heavy on 22 apr 1942. In august, the unit was filled out with ground personnel at kearns. Combat in mto and eto 19 may 1944 to 26 apr 1945 service streamers.
In the fall of 1943, colonel crowder opened a contest to submit the groups patch logo. Assigned to ninth af in nov 1942, to twelfth af in sep 1943, and to fifteenth af in nov 1943. The 401st bombardment squadron is an inactive united states air force unit. John young to be his copilot in hail columbia along with most of youngs crew form youngs b24, the kickapoo, thereby saving lt. Spinazzola being the closest large town to the 460th bombardment group h, spinazzola holds many fond memories for members of the group. Moved to the mediterranean theater, julaug 1942, and served in that area until the end of the war. The 460th bombardment group heavy, was activated at alamogordo army air field, new mexico on 1 july 1943, with the 760th, 761st, 762d, and 763d bombardment squadrons assigned. After the end of the war in europe work began on moving the eighth air force from europe to the far east, and the.
B24 model page send us a picture of your 454th b24 model. The 465th bombardment group is an inactive united states air force unit. After the group was formed, it began receiving ground. Group, h to bombardment group, heavy, as well as organiza. Allen, once a pilot in the 760th squadron, 460th bomb group. B24j liberator 4440706 of the 864th bs, 494th bomb group, 7th af november 22, 1944. The 450th fighterday group is an inactive united states air force unit. The following stories are good examples coming from the files of men who actually served or from their relatives. Consolidated b24 liberator heavy bomber world war photos.
Trained with b17s then moved to england between july and august 1942, and assigned to the 8th air force. Kane was the command pilot of his chosen b24 for the ploesti bombing mission, hail columbia. A tribute and permanent record of the men and aircraft of the 450th bg h. It may have merged with another organization or ceased operations. Heavy usaaf bomb groups in ww2 b24 web ring list a b24 from wendling the saga of sunshine 1st fighter group association. Air force 760th bombardment squadron, heavy usaf veteran. Consolidated b24j160co liberator 4440358 of the 30th bomb group, 392nd bomb squadron 7th af. Assigned to fifteenth af nov 1943 and moved to italy in dec 1943. Activated february 1, 1963 at griffiss afb, ny replacing.
Use the search bar to the right to locate a 449th horseman by name, serial number, combat or macr. Entered combat in mar 1944 and operated primarily as a strategic bombardment organization until apr 1945. To sort any of the information below, simply click on any of. Squadron transferred to utah aug 31, 1943 the squadron was transferred to camp kearns, utah. The 460th bombardment group was a b24 unit that served with the fifteenth air force in italy, taking part in the strategic bombing offensive and supporting the ground troops in italy and the south of france. Constituted as 460th bombardment group heavy on 19 may 1943. The 92nd bombardment group was established on 28 january 1942. Activated as a b24 liberator heavy bombardment unit. B24 of the 460th bomb group drops a load of fragmentation bombs on the aidrome at neuberg, austria 26 march 1945. Jul 01, 1943 activated on 1 jul 1943 at alamogordo aafld. The group consisted of four squadrons 828 th, 829 th, 830 th and 831 st. The activation of the 485 th bomb group took place at the fairmont, nebraska army air field in september 1943, from the original cadre which was actually assembled from the 29 th bomb group, stationed at gowen field, boise, idaho. Measuring approximately 5 12 inches 14cm in diameter, each design has been specially selected from the hundreds that existed, to offer famous units with the most glowing credentials, and attractive emblems.
Each squadron was typically comprised of 18 crews or 10 men or 180 men total, and 12 aircraft. It was last assigned to the 450th fighterday wing of tactical air command tac at foster afb, texas. Their new home in spinazzola was the headquarters of the 460th bomb group, one of the four bomb groups of the 55th bomb wing of the 15th army air force. Youngs and all of his regular crews lives when kickapoos engines failed on the early morning takeoff. The 450th bombardment group was originally activated in 1943 and saw combat during world war ii as a b24 liberator heavy bombardment group under fifteenth air force in italy. Its always fun to browse thrift stores for bargains. The 491st bombardment group is a former united states army air forces unit. The information herein is not flawless, but is as accurate as our sources. This organization has not appeared on the irs business master file in a number of months. The 460th bomb group consisted of the 760th, 761st, 762nd, and 763rd bomb squadrons. The ww2 aaf 460th bombardment group had several variations of their group patch of which i have some great images of, but it seems they never had any squadron emblems ive been able to find, which leads me to my question, below are two images of their group emblem, note that each of them has a small tab with a number on them, one 0 the other 3, now the squadrons were. Moved to north africa, febmay 1943, assigned to twelfth af. This organizations exempt status was automatically revoked by the. Set 379th bombardment group h history 194245 wwii world.
Air force patches jim buchanan jbmilart military art. Usaaf squadron patches these squadron patches are beautifully hand embroidered, just like the original theatre made examples from wwii. The plane left long patches of thick rubber on the landing strip all the way to the end. The 484 th bombardment group h was part of the 49 th bombardment wing, fifteenth air force during world war ii. The 460 th bomb group consisted of the following organizations. Constituted as 98th bombardment group heavy on 28 jan 1942. 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. As was the case with most of the units that made up the fifteenth air force, there are stories that help to describe what was experienced by the men serving during wwii. B24h20dt liberator bomber 4128943 code h6l of the 453rd bomb group 735th bomb squadron. A summary of the lost and missing aircraft is provided below. To see how the 484 th fit into the structure of the fifteenth air force, take a look at the fifteenth air force website our mission. A cadre of the units air echelon went to orlando army air base, florida for specialized training with the army air forces school of applied tactics. The 460th bombardment group was a b24 unit that served with the fifteenth air force in italy, taking part in the strategic bombing offensive.
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