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before) and the final D-model left the group on 1 March. On 4 March operations resumed, but four crashes in five days, three of them fatal, again led to grounding of the aircraft on 16 March. A dozen P-51B Mustangs were brought to Boxted in case rapid conversion to the P-51 became necessary, but the new problem of engine failure and oil tank rupture was traced to salt-water corrosion in the shipment of new engines overseas. By 24 March every engine and ignition harness on all the Ms had been replaced and the entire group was equipped with the new model, eventually receiving all 130 production P-47Ms.
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1348:. At the same time, a significant number of original 56th Group pilots reached the 200-hour limit that constituted completion of a fighter tour. At least 13 elected to continue with the 56th on a tour extension and were granted an immediate 30-day leave in the United States before continuing in combat. Although several second tour pilots were later killed, most survived to provide a sizable core of experienced leadership that enabled the 56th to maintain its position as the leading air-to-air combat fighter group.
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permitted use of 75-gallon steel drop tanks. The
Thunderbolts were also modified to pressurize the tanks above 20,000 feet (6,100 m) by feeding vented air from the instrument vacuum pump into them, and became the norm for future operations, with range further extended periodically by the use of tanks of increasingly larger size. The use of wing tank pylons did not begin until May 1944 and because of its negative effect on maneuvering performance, was not preferred.
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operations officer, "Pete" Dade had been forbidden to fly combat missions by Zemke and was still on his first combat tour after two years in theater. This led to some distrust of his ability as an aggressive leader among the pilots, although as one historian noted, Zemke and
Schilling were "hard acts to follow". Despite this Dade led 49 fighters to Eggebek on 13 April, locating 150 to 200 aircraft parked on the field and two nearby satellite strips.
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dominated air-to-air combat in April, their 310 kills outscoring the
Thunderbolts 6 to 1. Kills for the 56th FG dropped from 85 in March to just 18 in April. The situation was aggravated by the completion of tours of its veteran pilots, but was partially rectified by the recruitment of volunteer bomber pilots who had completed tours and by the invitation to six pilots of the Polish Air Force, serving with the RAF, to join Gabreski's 61st FS.
1325:. Pilots of the 56th who became well-known figures included Hub Zemke, Bud Mahurin, Bob Johnson, Jerry Johnson, and Gabby Gabreski, with Bob Johnson being the first to break Rickenbacker's mark on 8 May (as a result of which he was immediately grounded from further combat). Mahurin and Jerry Johnson were both shot down on 27 March, with Johnson being captured. Although Mahurin successfully returned to Allied territory, his knowledge of the
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1310:", a sustained attempt to destroy the Luftwaffe in the air while attacking aircraft factories with strategic bombing. It was also the first use by P-47s of 150-gallon drop tanks, which boosted flight endurance time on the Thunderbolt from 1 hour 50 minutes on internal fuel to over three hours using an auxiliary tank. At the same time the 56th was assigned a bomber escort sector in the vicinity of
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1258:"Zerstörers", twin-engined fighters that specialized in attacking bombers, without being drawn away by the more numerous single-engined fighter top cover. During its first seven months in combat the 56th FG shot down 167 aircraft (more than the 4th and 78th FGs combined), and lost 33 of its own to all causes. Ten of its pilots had become aces, and two (Capt.
1603:, Capt. Edward W. Appel, 62nd FS) but its pilot successfully returned to Allied lines, and on 21 April the group flew its final combat mission. Freeman's statistical summary lists 447 group missions; 19,391 sorties; 64,302 hours of combat flight time; 128 P-47s shot down (85 by ground fire); 44 P-47s destroyed in ETO accidents; 18 pilots awarded the
424:, ("Venom"), operates the Control and Reporting center which consists of the AN/TYQ-23A(v1) tactical air operations module, AN/TPS-75 mobile ground radar, AN/TSQ-147 JTIDS Module, and the AN/TRC-215 remote radio suite. This squadron trains all ground C2 operators to provide multi-domain command and control for 14 Air Control Squadrons.
1515:, the 56th FG engaged over 40 Luftwaffe fighters attempting to attack U.S. bombers supporting Allied ground forces on 23 December 1944. The 56th shot down 32 to become the first U.S. fighter group to be credited with more than 800 aircraft destroyed in both the air and strafing attacks, with group commander Schilling shooting down 5.
1314:, and the combination resulted in the shooting down of 49 Luftwaffe fighters over four days. The last week of the campaign saw the first USAAF bomber attacks on Berlin, and the group destroyed 38 more fighters in the air. The 56th Fighter Group recorded its 350th kill on 16 March, having shot down 140 German aircraft in 12 missions.
1672:(behind the 354th Group with 701), the highest among all Eighth Air Force groups, and the highest among all P-47 groups of the USAAF. Eighth Air Force also credited the 357th Fighter Group with 311 German aircraft destroyed on the ground, making an overall total of 976.5, which is second among all Eighth Air Force fighter groups.
4427:, p. 51, says they were Zemke, Schilling, Capt. John E. McClure, and Capt. Eugene W. O'Neil, all 62d FS pilots. He is likely correct as he identifies Johnson's four as flying the first 'official' mission, along with the 63rd's Maj. Philip E. Tukey, Capt. Roger B. Dyar, Capt. Lyle A. Adrianse, and 1st Lt. Walker N. Mahurin.
3398:, Florida. The 56th OG was the operational component of the wing under the new "Objective Wing" concept adapted by the Air Force. It conducted F-16 transition training at MacDill until mid-1993, phasing down its operations until inactivated 4 January 1994 with the phaseout of fighter operations at MacDill.
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of 3,400 feet (1,000 m) per second, which was 20% greater than existing ammunition. The 56th FG was chosen to test the new ammunition in
February 1945 but the teething problems of the P-47M postponed the tests until the mechanical problems were resolved. In April the 56th began airfield strafing
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On 15 September, operational control of VIII Fighter
Command's three fighter wings was placed directly under the headquarters of the bomb divisions, removing a layer of command, with a wing controlled by each division. After this date, the 56th Fighter Group's primary duty was protection of the B-24s
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The addition of belly shackles also enabled the P-47 to carry bombs, and on a mission on 25 November both the 56th and 78th
Fighter Groups bombed airfields in France, escorted by P-47s of the 353rd and 356th Groups. The 56th dropped from a horizontal attitude with mixed results, but the dive-bombing
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In fiscal year 2006, the 56th
Operations Group flew 37,000 sorties and 50,000 hours while graduating 484 F-16 students. With huge spaces in the western Arizona desert and clear weather skies for most of the year, Luke AFB and its ranges have been an important training asset for the United States Air
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at O'Hare IAP on 18 August 1955, assuming the 501st's air defense mission and operation of USAF base facilities at O'Hare as part of ADC's
Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars. It was assigned
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Of the air-to-air totals, 4.5 were Me 262 jets. 2d Lt. Walter Groce of the 63d FS shared a credit on 1 November 1944, with a P-51 pilot of the 352d FG for one of the first Me 262 jets shot down. P-47Ms accounted for four: Maj. George
Bostwick and 2d Lt. Edwin M. Crosthwait, 63d FS on 25 March 1945,
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On 15 April 1944, Operation
Jackpot was initiated by VIII Fighter Command, a planned series of strafing attacks against specific German airfields. The hazardous nature of the airfield attacks can be demonstrated by comparing them to the mission of 13 April (which marked the first anniversary of the
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In a search for ways of increasing its air-to-air effectiveness, Col. Zemke devised a tactic later dubbed the "Zemke fan" to enhance the flexibility of escorts. Instead of flying close escort with the bombers, his concept called for the group to rendezvous at an easily found landmark in its escort
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The 56th FG sent its four most experienced pilots to Debden in early April 1943 to gain experience before the group's first mission, which occurred 13 April 1943. Its first combat and casualties occurred 29 April, when Capt. John E. McClure and 1st Lt. Winston W. "Bill" Garth of the 62nd FS became
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The end of 1944 saw the 56th become the sole remaining group of P-47 Thunderbolts in the Eighth Air Force, as the 353rd FG converted to Mustangs on 2 October, the 356th FG on 20 November, and the 78th FG on 29 December. Beginning 3 January 1945, the 56th began receiving the P-47M, built to be the
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When the Eighth Air Force resumed deep penetration bombing missions between 2 and 14 October, the 56th FG shot down 37 Germans while losing just one Thunderbolt. Its radius of action had been considerably augmented on 31 August by the installation of new belly drop tank shackles on its P-47s that
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in the late afternoon. It scored its first major victory, penetrating fifteen miles (24 km) into Germany to break up frontal attacks on the bombers. The 56th used tactics it called "dive, fire, and recover", attacking German fighters from a higher altitude, taking advantage of its tremendous
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The 56th applied field camouflage to most but not all of these replacement fighters. Most bubbletops were given an RAF-style "shadow-shading" (disruptive) pattern of "RAF green" (a shade similar to olive drab) overlaid on light sea gray (another RAF shade) on upper surfaces, while most razorbacks
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On 11 January the 56th flew its first double-group mission, protecting bombers flying to targets in central Germany. Dispatching 72 fighters, the force was divided into an "A Group" and a "B Group", both with three squadron formations, each squadron with 12 fighters. At the direction of Army Air
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to reduce confusion when the fighter groups, now numbering a hundred or more fighters in their inventories, deployed two groups on escort missions ("A group" and "B Group"). Station call signs (RAF Halesworth's was STURDY, and RAF Boxted's DOGDAY) were unchanged, but all previous call signs were
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before it went to the Twelfth Air Force.) In early February 1944 the 56th replaced its white cowl bands with a different color for each squadron. This innovation lasted until mid-March, when VIII Fighter Command adopted a color system for all Eighth Air Force fighter groups. The 56th painted its
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The three component squadrons, the 61st, 62d, and 63d Fighter Squadrons, flew P-47C (blocks 2 and 5) from February 1943 to April 1943, P-47D (blocks 1 through 30) from June 1943 to March 1945, and P-47Ms from January 1945 to 10 October 1945. All 130 P-47M models served with the 56th FG before it
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Employing the 62nd FS at 15,000 feet (4,600 m) as top cover, the 61st FS orbited at 10,000 feet (3,000 m) while the 63rd FS dove on the field, its first pass to suppress ground fire, and then completed 140 individual passes on the fields, claiming 44 destroyed. The 61st then attacked,
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and immediately began encountering engine problems. Multiple engine failures, including two crash-landings, resulted in the grounding of the Ms on 26 February. Technical problems were believed resolved with the identification of brittle ignition harnesses (as experienced in the P-47C two years
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The emergence of the P-51 as the long-range escort fighter of choice in the Eighth Air Force sharply reduced combat contacts for the P-47 groups, including the 56th. After splitting almost 550 victories with the P-47s in the Big Week-Berlin campaign, the five veteran groups of Mustangs totally
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Although bomber missions were cut back and contacts with German aircraft were sporadic for the remainder of the year, the 56th FG shot down 81 more Germans, including 23 on 26 November (for a single loss) and 17 on 11 December (2 lost). These actions was particularly effective in that the 56th
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Among the various units of the 56th, the 61st Fighter Squadron had the most victories, 232 shot down by 68 pilots. The 62d Fighter Squadron was credited with 219.5 kills by 79 pilots, the 63d Fighter Squadron with 174.25 kills by 64 pilots, and group headquarters with 39.75 kills by 4 pilots.
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Colonel Schilling's extended tour ended 27 January and command of the group passed to Lt. Col. Lucian A. Dade, who had been one of the group's original pilots as a second lieutenant and had served as squadron commander, operations officer, and deputy commander of the group. During his duty as
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and shot down 11 without loss. (meant here is Rotenburg-Wümme airfield. There were at least two losses, C.B. Nale, HV-J near Süderwalsede and R. Heineman, HV-N, near Westerwalsede) In a second mission that afternoon, the 56th was part of a 4-group Thunderbolt raid against a railroad bridge at
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The group was inactivated along with the 56th Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 6 February 1952, as ADC converted its fighter force into a series of regional Air Defense Wings. This major reorganization of ADC responded to ADC's difficulty under the Wing/Base organizational structure in deploying
1419:. 12 of the missions were as fighter-bombers interdicting German lines of communication, and the Thunderbolts were attacked by German fighters on 7 June while at low altitude, but retained air superiority by shooting down 12. Five P-47s were lost, all but one shot down by ground fire.
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VIII Fighter Command assigned the 56th Fighter Group two-letter squadron identification codes to be painted on the fuselages of its fighters, and each squadron assigned its aircraft individual letter identifiers. (The letters chosen for the 56th had previously been assigned to the
3689:: 15 January 1941 – 18 October 1945; 1 May 1946 – 6 February 1952 (detached c. 28 December 1946-c. 10 April 1947 and c. 28 July 1950 – 6 February 1952); 18 August 1955 – 1 February 1961 (detached 1 August – 30 September 1959); 1 November 1991 – 14 May 1993; 1 April 1994 – present.
1477:, Netherlands, despite a 500-foot (150 m) cloud ceiling and severe haze, the 56th lost 16 aircraft: 5 shot down over German-held territory, 9 crash-landed in Allied territory on the continent, and two crashed in England. Three of the 16 pilots were killed and 3 captured.
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The invasion marked a change in mission priorities for the 56th FG. While the group continued to contribute to bomber escort missions, its primary tasks became ground attack, first in attacking roads and railways, then in supporting the advance of Allied armies after the
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56th FG in combat) just two days prior. Escorting bombers that day, VIII Fighter Command's 676 Lightnings, Mustangs, and Thunderbolts achieved 18 air-to-air kills against just 6 losses, while the airfield strafing mission had losses of 33 of the 616 fighters involved.
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did not open in time. The totals for the day were 339 passes, 95 aircraft destroyed and another 95 damaged, and more than 78,000 rounds of ammunition expended. 2nd Lt. Randall Murphy of the 63rd FS, using T48 ammunition, was credited after a review of his
3378:) carried out unconventional warfare missions over various areas of Southeast Asia (Vietnam until mid-January 1973, Cambodia until 22 February, Laos until 15 August), although the group remained inactive. While still inactive the group was redesignated
1368:(who was then shot down by 56th ace Joe Powers and his wingman) while Zemke's flight was still badly outnumbered. Zemke modified the tactic to fan out squadrons rather than flights. The tactic was later modified and adopted by other fighter groups.
1446:, whose commander had been shot down 10 August. Schilling had begun his second tour of operations at the end of July and had been group deputy commander since 19 August 1943. The ground attack missions of the 56th intensified as the group attacked
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resulted in the decision in January 1944 to give the Eighth Air Force priority in the acquisition of the Mustang. New P-51 units of the Ninth would be exchanged for P-47 groups earmarked for the Eighth, and all VIII Fighter Command Thunderbolt and
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At the end of three months of breaking in new equipment, trouble-shooting performance problems with their new airplanes, and training in the British tactics and procedures adopted by the VIII Fighter Command, the group moved to a new base at
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Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO,
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in dives, and performance teething problems that included poor rate of climb, poor acceleration, numerous engine seizures due to oil counterbalance seal failures, ignition system problems, radio interference, and lack of spare parts.
648:, noted that during this "break-in" phase, in addition to numerous non-fatal training accidents 18 pilots of the 56th FG were killed and 41 aircraft destroyed in crashes, many as a result of the wholly inadequate airfield at nearby
1206:, along the coast of Suffolk, both to be nearer to German-occupied territory and to allow Horsham St. Faith to be completed as a heavy bomber base. On 12 August it used partially filled and unpressurized 200-gallon ferry tanks as
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On 12 May, the "Zemke fan" was tried for the first time and proved successful in initiating contacts. Although the engagements resulted in 18 kills for the 56th FG, both of Zemke's wingmen were shot down by Luftwaffe ace Major
297:. The 56th Fighter Group is credited by the Air Force Historical Research Agency with the destruction of 665.5 aircraft in air-to-air combat, the 56th Fighter Group had more air-to-air kills than any other fighter group in the
408:, ("Black Widows", Tailband: Red & Black), wear a red/black fin band and are unique in USAF assigned combat aircraft as they also wear the Lions head insignia of the Singapore Air Force in place of the USAF 'star and bar'.
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noses red and later applied the squadron colors to the tail rudders of its Thunderbolts, an innovation that VIII Fighter Command also borrowed. The 56th discontinued use of squadron colors when it changed to P-47M's.
358:, ("Top Dogs"), the first fighter squadron to receive F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Luke AFB, Arizona. The 61 FS currently operates F-35A Lightning IIs for aircrew training of USAF pilots since its reactivation 2014.
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Like all Allied aircraft flying over the continent, the 56th applied alternating 18-inch (460 mm) black and white bands, known as "invasion stripes", to the rear fuselage and wings of its fighters just prior to
1611:. Three of the original group pilots—Dade, deputy commander and subsequent group commander Lt. Col. Donald D. Renwick, and operations officer Major James R. Carter—were assigned to the group at the end of the war.
1427:. Strafing attacks in July cost the 56th FG two veteran squadron commanders and aces: Capt. Joe Egan was killed on 19 July and the next day Lt. Col. Gabby Gabreski was forced to crashland in Germany and became a
1492:, the group attacked and destroyed 15 of a group of 22 Fw 190 aircraft. However, the 56th had been late arriving in its patrol area and had encountered the German fighters after they had already attacked RAF
813:, and flown in combat by Capt. James Carter and Major Les Smith of the 61st FS. The first bubbletops, dubbed "Superbolts", were assigned to the group and squadron commanders until more became available.
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were field-painted in overall dark OD on upper and light gray on lower surfaces. Shadow shading, however, appeared in a variety of schemes and colors, adding to the distinction of the group's aircraft.
1403:, Belgium, dropping 500-pound bombs at varying altitudes and using level, glide-bombing, and dive-bombing tactics, trying to determine the most effective means of using the P-47 as a fighter-bomber.
376:, ("Emerald Knights", Tailband: Green & White (checkerboard)), wears the dark green and white checkerboard fin band. The 308 FS currently operates F-35A Lightning IIs for pilot training for the
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airfield, in which the T48 was used extensively. The success of the tests resulted in the standardization of the new round as the M23 incendiary, issued to all groups but too late to see combat.
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bands painted on the noses of P-47s after March 1943. Other rapid identification measures used were white banding on both the tail fin and horizontal stabilizers, and the use of oversized USAAF
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several support organizations to fulfill these responsibilities. The 62d FIS, which was already stationed at O'Hare, and the 63d FIS, which moved from Michigan on paper to replace the 501st's
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1234:) for a loss of three P-47s and pilots. Three of those kills were made by Capt. Gerald W. Johnson of the 61st FS, who two days later (when the groups shot down 9 more) became the first
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When P-47M's appeared in January 1945, each squadron adopted an individual camouflage scheme on upper surfaces while lower surfaces of the fighters were left unpainted. The 61st used a
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1465:, dispatched 39 fighters to attack antiaircraft positions in support of a resupply mission for the U.S. airborne divisions by B-24 bombers, for which the group was awarded its second
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The 56th Operations Group is the second largest Operations Group in the United States Air Force with 13 separate reporting organizations (second only to the 55th Operations Group in
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technique used by the 78th FG was particularly successful; the missions led to the subsequent development of the P-47 as a fighter-bomber, which became its primary role in the ETO.
1183:, shooting down four fighters on sweeps along the coast of France and Belgium on the 12th and 13th. On 26 June, providing withdrawal support for a late afternoon bomber mission to
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discontinued. In 1945 provision was also made for a C Group on missions (usually only 8 to 12 fighters) and all fighters assigned to a C Group mission used the common call sign.
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The modified tactics were put into effect on an escort mission the morning of 22 May, when the 61st FS attacked a large number of Fw 190s of JG 11 over Höperhöfen airfield near
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jet bombers were claimed 14 March 1945, by the 62d FS, 1st Lt. Norman D. Gould shooting down one and the other shared by 1st Lt. Sandford N. Ball and 1st Lt. Warren S. Lear.
390:, ("Wild Ducks", Tailband: Blue & White), flies F-16C and F-16D aircraft drawn from production Blocks 25 and 42 conducting F-16 crew training for active duty USAF pilots.
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group during World War II, and recorded the second-highest number of air-to-air kills of any USAAF fighter group. The 56th also claimed 311 fighters destroyed on the ground.
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3280:, was also federalized and attached to the group. The 176th was flying F-47 Thunderbolts when federalized, reuniting the group with the plane it flew during World War II.
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groups would eventually be re-equipped with the Mustang. The sole exception to this change was the 56th Fighter Group, which decided to retain its P-47s for the duration.
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56th Training Squadron, a non-flying squadron, the 56 TS provides academic, simulator, and live-mission ground training in support of the F-16 and F-35 training mission.
610:. It received 24 newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant pilots in December and set up a makeshift assessment school using five types of obsolete fighter aircraft, including
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system in late 1956 and was followed by the 63d FIS in 1957. In January 1958, the group was reduced to a single operational squadron when the 63d FIS was inactivated.
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diving speed, then zooming back to gain altitude advantage. In a running twenty-minute battle across Belgium, the 56th claimed 17 German fighters shot down (mainly of
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P-47s of VIII Fighter Command performed three types of missions during 1943, all normally in group strength of 40–48 fighters, based on similar operations used by the
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3697:: 15 January 1941 – 18 October 1945; 1 May 1946 – 6 February 1952; 18 August 1955 – 8 January 1958; 1 November 1991 – 25 February 1993; 1 April 1994 – 22 May 2009.
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3405:, Arizona, on 1 April 1994, where it replaced on paper the inactivating 58th Operations Group. It has provided F-16 training operations since and also conducted
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in Cambridgeshire to await arrival of new P-47C's in late January. Shortly after its arrival in the UK, the 61st Fighter Squadron received a new pilot, Captain
3681:: 15 January 1941 – 18 October 1945; 1 May 1946 – 6 February 1952; 1 November 1991 – 12 August 1993; 1 April 1994 – 27 August 2010; 27 October 2013 – present.
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on 20 July and refueling in Labrador, Greenland and Iceland. The group's Shooting Stars arrived in Scotland 9 hours and 20 minutes after taking off from Dow.
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black color that faded to a dark purple. The 62d continued the green-and-gray shadow-shading pattern, while the 63d went to a shadow-shading pattern of "deep
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until 1 October 1959 when the group moved to K.I. Sawyer on paper and absorbed the resources of the 473d. In November, the 62d converted to the supersonic
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and GAR-2 Falcon missiles. The group was discontinued and its support units reassigned on 1 February 1961 as the group was replaced at K.I. Sawyer by the
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engine and also incorporated all the range-extending characteristics previously developed for the P-47, particularly use of a 215-gallon belly drop tank.
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The 56th FG carried out other missions in conjunction with Operation Market Garden until 23 September. On 21 September, assigned a patrol sector between
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zone, from which it would break up into individual flights and fan out in a 180° arc, maintaining contact to respond to attacks on the bomber stream.
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4414:, p. 131. Johnson identifies them as 61st FS pilots Maj. Loren G. McCollom, Capt. Merle C. Eby, Capt. Donald D. Renwick, and 2d Lt. Leslie C. Smith.
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The USAAF ended the factory-applied camouflage on all aircraft produced after 13 February 1944, and the first unpainted block 21 "razorback"
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With the end of hostilities, the unit's aircraft went to depots in September 1945. The unit transferred stateside on 11 October 1945 on the
1109:. It retained the lower wing stripes and lower portion of the rear fuselage until the end of 1944, when most invasion stripes were deleted.
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p. 51, the squadron call signs in April 1943 were SHAKER, HARBOUR, and MOISTURE, respectively, and changed at some point during the summer.
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Counting only air-to-air victory claims registered while with the group (therefore discounting air-to-ground claims), the 56th produced 39
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On the evening of 5 June 1944, all the P-47s of the group had their fuselages and wings painted with distinctive "invasion stripes" (see
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On 17 September the group along with the other remaining P-47 groups of VIII Fighter Command flew ground attack missions protecting the
1199:, France. The result was a major setback, with five Thunderbolts destroyed, four pilots killed, and only two German fighters shot down.
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for a series of missions flown between 20 February and 9 March 1944. The campaign opened with Operation Argument, better known as "the
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1431:. Gabreski had matched Johnson's 27 victories on 27 June, then exceeded it on 5 July to tie the USAAF Pacific Theater's top ace Major
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and block 25 "bubble-top" canopy models arrived in May. The first "silver" aircraft, 42-26044, was left uncamouflaged, given the name
656:. Group headquarters shifted to Bridgeport in July, joined by the 63rd FS in September, and the 62nd FS received its P-47s in July at
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strikes led to the development of new ammunition for American fighters. The experimental round, called the T48, used a concentrated
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and its component squadrons were redesignated as fighter squadrons. The 56th FG received its first operational P-47B's from nearby
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The campaign also resulted in highly publicized speculation of which among the emerging P-47 and P-51 aces would break the U.S.
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The group uses the 56th Fighter Wing emblem with the group designation on the scroll. Robertson, Factsheet 56 Operations Group.
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mission in the north central US in April 1949, which continued through February 1952 after the wing's subsequent assignment to
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making 94 passes and claiming 25 destroyed, followed by the 62nd, making 105 and claiming 26. One Thunderbolt (P-47M 44-21134
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on 6 April 1943, which had been a pre-war permanent RAF station. The 56th received ground support there from the attached
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in the morning, returned to base to re-arm and re-fuel, and flew withdrawal support for the 1st Bomb Wing returning from
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In July the 56th FG was moved from its comfortable quarters at Horsham St. Faith to a much-less improved installation at
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with a single fighter group. To rebuild the fighter forces, the 56th FG was assigned for overseas duty in England. Major
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F-16C Block 42J Fighting Falcon 90-0768 flies over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico during a QF-4 drone chase.
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fastest Allied piston-driven fighter. Externally identical to the P-47D bubbletops, the P-47M had an up-powered
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on 6 January 1943 and arrived in Gourock on 11 January 1943.The 56th PG was assigned three fighter squadrons:
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587:(OTU). During maneuvers in October 1941 it received 10 new P-39s and performed well in an air defense role.
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Republic P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolts of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 1942. Note the early USAAF fuselage insignia.
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633:. In April 1942 it received a full complement of new P-40F Warhawks to replace its makeshift equipment.
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above). Beginning at 0400 on 6 June, the 56th FG flew 16 group missions in two days in support of the
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The 56th Fighter Group sailed from New York on the RMS Queen Elizabeth on 6 January 1943. Arriving at
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3363:. Its 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron remained active flying Voodoos at K.I. Sawyer until 1969.
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710:, Scotland, on 11 January, the personnel of the 56th FG moved by train to their first station at
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414:, ("Silver Eagles") flies F-15C/D aircraft as a Total Force Integration unit collocated with the
364:, ("Spikes"), flies the F-35A Lightning II aircraft to conduct the formal training unit mission.
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diversions) in April and May, losing a total of 3 aircraft to enemy action. Its first
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airfield on 5 September, destroying 78 aircraft and damaging 19, but losing four.
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56th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 18 August 1955 – 1 February 1961
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were assigned to the group. Both squadrons were equipped with airborne intercept
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5112:. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from
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63d Pursuit (later, 63d Fighter; 63d Fighter-Interceptor; 63d Fighter) Squadron
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62d Pursuit (later, 62d Fighter; 62d Fighter-Interceptor; 62d Fighter) Squadron
3150:, arriving at New York, 16 October 1945 and was inactivated 18 October 1945 at
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Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt 42-26057 of the 63d Fighter Squadron in D-Day
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1299:, France, on 11 February on its first ground attack against German airfields.
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Wolfpack Warriors: The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit
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squadrons to best advantage. The group's squadrons were transferred to the
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P-47D 44-19770, 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th FG, pilot Arthur Joseph Bux Jr.
290:
4350:"P-47D from the 62nd F.S., piloted by Maj. Mike Quirk" shows this clearly.
1634:), claimed the first aerial victory by a 56th pilot on 12 June 1943, over
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had been created the preceding September by incorporating the veteran RAF
683:, a pre-war Air Corps pilot with experience as a combat observer with the
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allied fighter, the danger of other allied fighters mistaking it for the
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Four fighter groups sent to England in the summer of 1942 as part of the
534:, they received the first aircraft in June 1942. The group then moved to
5402:. Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University.
1442:
on 12 August 1944, when Zemke accepted a transfer to command the novice
1179:, Kent, to extend its range and registered its first victories over the
1164:
530:. Here they flew on air defense patrols. Selected to train with the new
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5363:. Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University
5229:. Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University
3390:
The group was redesignated and activated in on 1 November 1991 as the
324:
Aircraft assigned to the 56 OG are tail coded "LF", for "Luke Field".
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combat crew training for a period between April 1994 and March 1995.
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Capt. Walter V. Cook C, 62d Fighter Squadron, flying P-47C 41-6343 (
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was assigned to the wing as a subordinate unit. The group added an
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On 23 April 1944, VIII Fighter Command changed its system of radio
833:
606:, North Carolina for air defense duties, with its 61st PS based at
471:(Except where noted, this material prior to 1958 is extracted from
9967:
5562:
4086:
Support organization at Selfridge prior to Wing/Base organization
1435:
for most victories in the USAAF at 28 (Bong went on to score 40).
773:
6059:
5317:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
5293:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1677:
1565:
1552:
1400:
799:
707:
482:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
370:, ("Panthers") reactivated in August 2016 as F-35A training unit.
794:
caused VIII Fighter Command to have 24-inch (610 mm) white
5136:(reprint ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International.
3945:
European Theater of Operations, 20 February 1944 – 9 March 1944
3873:(USAAF Station 165), England, c. 15 September – 11 October 1945
3181:
escort mission until transferred from Strategic Air Command to
3178:
1681:
1504:. On 1 November 1944, the 56th FG had its first encounter with
1489:
1485:
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5497:
Beware the Thunderbolt! The 56th Fighter Group in World War II
3233:
on 20 January 1950. As ADC dispersed its squadrons to improve
579:, Charlotte, North Carolina, where it received 3 P-39s and 10
4491:
The 4th FG shot down 83 and the 78th FG shot down 71 in 1943.
3313:
1539:
The advent of the German jet threat and the belief by Allied
1365:
1231:
1192:
1154:. The 56th flew 24 missions and 900 sorties (almost entirely
1106:
786:(OD) with gray lower surfaces. Because the P-47 was the only
163:
5378:
Lion in the Sky: US 8th Air Force Fighter Operations 1942–45
5092:
741:
into the USAAF, and the newly arrived 78th Fighter Group at
5602:
3797:
56th Operations Support Squadron, 1 November 1991 – present
3296:
at O'Hare IAP, which had been activated five days earlier.
1647:
1619:
1470:
1227:
1211:
1210:
for the first time in combat, escorting bombers headed for
688:
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in Georgia. Expansion of the group began after the move to
443:
3645:, 1 November 1991 – 4 January 1994; 1 April 1994 – present
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attacks using the T-48 round, culminating in an attack on
1461:) in the Netherlands. The next day the 56th, led by Major
250:
F-16 of the 62d Fighter Squadron ready for takeoff at Luke
5265:
Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems
5102:
3723:: 1 April 1994 – 25 June 2015; 30 November 2018 – present
2515:
1978:
1623:
Capt. Robert Johnson and 'scoreboard' painted on his P-47
684:
7187:
5459:
Zemke's Wolfpack: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II
3794:
56th Materiel Squadron, 18 August 1955 – 1 February 1961
3788:
56th Air Base Squadron, 18 August 1955 – 1 February 1961
3245:(IAP), Illinois in August 1950 and the 63d FIS moved to
5106:
A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980
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with 10 planes destroyed, the high mark for the group.
595:
On 10 December 1941, in the immediate aftermath of the
5513:
4217:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from
3889:
O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 18 August 1955
3775:: 1 April 1994 – 31 March 1995; 21 June 2017 – present
1371:
The battle on 12 May was also notable in that 1st Lt.
5241:
3252:
The group's responsibility grew in May 1951 when the
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on 1 December 1948. In July 1948, in response to the
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jets, resulting in a kill shared with another group.
1438:
Command of the 56th Fighter Group passed to Lt. Col.
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airfield, it fought a 20-minute battle with veteran
571:
Staffed by a cadre drawn from other units at nearby
12400:
United States military aircraft designation systems
5356:Newton, Wesely P. Jr.; Senning, Calvin F. (1963).
5262:
4957:"Abstract, History 56 Air Base Squadron 1958–1959"
4284:. Air University Eagle biographies. Archived from
1175:In June the group staged out of a forward base at
402:, reactivated in June 2023 as F-35A training unit.
3471:Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 February 1961
1888:
1336:The Eighth Air Force needed Halesworth for a new
766:, commanded by Lt. Col. Douglas Pollard, and the
14026:Operations groups of the United States Air Force
14017:
5442:. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications.
1897:, the second-most of any ETO fighter group (the
1112:
5478:Honest John: Autobiography of Walker M. Mahurin
5341:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
5311:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
4909:Buss, (ed), Sturm, Volan, & McMullen, p. 6.
3602:56 Fighter (later, 56 Fighter-Interceptor) Wing
3324:aircraft. The 62d FIS converted to Sabres with
1413:Camouflage, unit markings, and radio call signs
774:Camouflage, unit markings, and radio call signs
266:425th FS F-16CJ Block 52 Fighting Falcon 97–120
5307:
5283:
4920:"Abstract, History 56 Dispensary Jul–Dec 1959"
4208:
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13210:
12469:First Air Force Replacement Training Stations
12424:
9953:
7173:
7149:
5873:
5588:
5461:. Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International.
5355:
5174:. Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International.
5155:. Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International.
5103:Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980).
4367:
4365:
3845:(USAAF Station 367), England, 12 January 1943
3173:fighters until the unit was re-equipped with
3157:The Group was reactivated on 1 May 1946 as a
1607:(Col. Schilling twice); and 28 awards of the
1531:The 61st Fighter Squadron received the first
625:, and its squadrons assigned respectively to
47:1941–1945, 1946–1952, 1955–1961, 1991–present
5052:
5050:
4791:"Abstract, History 56 Fighter Wing Aug 1947"
3895:, Michigan, 1 October 1959 – 1 February 1961
1379:". The feat was repeated on 7 July by Capt.
10524:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
9616:Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
5242:Johnson, Robert S.; Caidin, Martin (1958).
4233:"Fifth F-35 squadron activates at Luke AFB"
4189:
3901:, Florida, 1 November 1991 – 4 January 1994
3867:(USAAF Station 150), England, 19 April 1944
13217:
13203:
12431:
12417:
9960:
9946:
7180:
7166:
5880:
5866:
5595:
5581:
5558:56th Fighter Group in World War II website
4362:
3851:(USAAF Station 123), England, 5 April 1943
3260:, flying F-51 Mustangs was federalized at
1168:bomber escort mission occurred 13 May, to
699:, ceased all air operations, and moved to
5569:magazine article, with photos & video
5514:Zemke, Hubert; Freeman, Roger A. (1988).
5480:. New York, NY: Literary Licensing, LLC.
5433:. Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press.
5056:
5047:
5003:
4212:
4143:
4141:
4139:
4137:
3857:(USAAF Station 365), England, 9 July 1943
3709:: attached 21 July 1951 – 6 February 1952
3518:(later, Third Air Force), 15 January 1941
3401:The 56th was subsequently reactivated at
3394:and assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at
1406:
14031:Military units and formations in Arizona
11371:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
4990:
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4173:. Luke AFB Official site. Archived from
3662:
3546:I Interceptor (later, I Fighter) Command
3385:
3334:
3200:
3138:
1618:
1614:
462:
450:
442:
261:
253:
245:
12465:First Air Force Group Training Stations
11212:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
5494:
5475:
5380:. Somerset, UK: Patrick Stephens, Ltd.
5331:
5188:
5169:
5150:
5131:
4912:
4883:
4881:
3919:
3715:: attached 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952
2886:Totals include one Me 262 jet shot down
14018:
9621:Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons
5431:The 56th Fighter Group in World War II
5429:Davis, Albert H.; et al. (1948).
5394:
5375:
5287:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
5260:
5061:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
5008:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
5006:"Factsheet 62 Fighter Squadron (AETC)"
4215:"Factsheet 56 Operations Group (AETC)"
4134:
3196:
2125:– "Jackson County, Michigan, Fighter"
1666:U.S. Air Force Historical Study No. 85
476:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
384:'s pilots since its reactivation 2018.
121:120 F-35 aircraft and 26 F-16 aircraft
13198:
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7161:
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5409:from the original on 24 February 2016
4983:
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4946:
4934:
4835:
4823:
4430:
4326:
3827:, South Carolina, c. 10 December 1941
3626:Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector
3581:. 15 September 1944 – 10 October 1945
3328:for interception control through the
2932:P-47's written off for battle damage
12389:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
12384:
5456:
5246:. Spartanburg, SC: Honoribus Press.
5093:Air Force Historical Research Agency
4878:
4038:
3966:
3806:
3509:
2525:1st Lt. John H. "Lucky" Truluck, Jr.
1274:The longer range and agility of the
636:In May 1942 it was redesignated the
9927:General Surveillance Radar Stations
4549:Rankin's description of this action
4459:
4274:
4163:
3579:2d Bombardment (later Air) Division
3213:was activated under the Wing-Base (
3169:, Michigan, equipped with P-47 and
1697:Aerial victories by unit and period
1642:. The group's final victory was an
1518:
1387:, and on 14 January 1945, by Capt.
1269:
1238:in the group and the second in the
13:
12474:First Air Force Tactical Airfields
9921:Air Defense Command Emblem Gallery
5609:Air Education and Training Command
5499:. Atglen, PA: Shiffer Publishing.
5395:Warren, John C. (September 1956).
5059:"Factsheet 56 Fighter Wing (AETC)"
4719:, pp. 60 (Cook), and 233 (Sharbo).
4147:Newton & Senning, pp. 556–563.
3707:136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
3604:, 15 August 1947 – 6 February 1952
3133:
1500:of the 2nd Bomb Division based in
1321:record of 26 destroyed by Captain
278:, and the flying component of the
14:
14042:
5533:
5221:
3907:, Arizona, 1 April 1994 – present
3713:172d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
3422:(Interceptor) on 20 November 1940
3339:62d FIS F-101B at K.I. Sawyer AFB
3330:Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
3161:fighter group, being assigned to
2891:Bases, commanders, and casualties
2332:1st Lt. Stanley D. "Fats" Morrill
1488:to protect a resupply mission to
802:on the undersides of both wings.
13899:
13225:
12497:
12439:
12383:
12203:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
12031:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
10670:
9968:
7694:
7188:
5888:
5643:
5603:
5554:website of current 56th FW units
5087: This article incorporates
5082:
5057:Robertson, Patsy (18 May 2009).
5004:Robertson, Patsy (22 May 2009).
4469:. Air Force Link. Archived from
4443:. Little Friends. Archived from
4213:Robertson, Patsy (18 May 2009).
4030:European Theatre of World War II
4022:
4018:American Theater of World War II
4010:
3961:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
3951:
3929:
3886:, 1 March 1946 – 6 February 1952
3879:, New Jersey, 16–18 October 1945
3779:
3745:: 1 January – 26 September 1995.
3703:: 1 November 1991 – 19 June 1992
3628:, 1 April 1960 – 1 February 1961
3239:62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
2096:"Spirit of Atlantic City, N.J."
667:buildup were transferred to the
522:aircraft. Intensive training at
289:is the direct descendant of the
233:
218:
189:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
74:
56:
29:
12051:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
11975:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
11339:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
9538:Aircraft Control & Warning
5077:
5029:
5020:
4997:
4903:
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4783:
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4353:
4336:. Web Birds.com. Archived from
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4300:
4265:
3657:
3303:(Air Defense) and replaced the
3299:The group was redesignated the
3278:Niagara Falls Municipal Airport
1496:of 38 Group, shooting down 15.
1266:) were double-aces (10 kills).
1018:prior to 23 April 1944, A Group
590:
502:The group was activated as the
5261:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978).
4252:
4239:
4225:
4150:
4121:
4101:
3839:, Connecticut, 6 July–Dec 1942
3504:
3454:Inactivated on 6 February 1952
3449:56th Fighter-Interceptor Group
3437:Inactivated on 18 October 1945
3231:56th Fighter-Interceptor Group
2475:Little Chief-Anderson, Indiana
2265:– "Redondo Beach, California"
1909:, flying P-51s, each had 42).
1889:Aces of the 56th Fighter Group
1417:invasion of France at Normandy
1254:destroyed large formations of
882:Operations Identification Data
703:, New Jersey, on 28 December.
608:Charleston AAB, South Carolina
91:Training wing operations group
1:
13913:United States Army Air Forces
13231:United States Army Air Forces
13102:United States Army Air Forces
12271:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
11890:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
11366:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
11361:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
7052:United States Army Air Forces
5518:. New York, NY: Orion Books.
5308:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
5284:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
4994:Cornett & Johnson, p. 117
4980:Cornett & Johnson, p. 145
4943:Cornett & Johnson, p. 136
4844:Cornett & Johnson, P. 123
4832:Cornett & Johnson, p. 124
4089:
3882:Selfridge Field (later AFB),
3833:, New Jersey, 17 January 1942
3821:, North Carolina, 26 May 1941
3534:, c. 17 June – 1 October 1941
3495:Inactivated on 4 January 1994
3463:(Air Defense) on 20 June 1955
1543:that it used low grade (high
1302:The 56th Fighter Group won a
1113:Combat operations and tactics
473:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
343:
295:United States Army Air Forces
119:1 operations support squadron
12531:I Ground Air Support Command
12276:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
12208:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
12036:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
11356:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
5912:
4887:Cornett & Johnson, p. 82
4862:Cornett & Johnson, p. 66
4467:"Lt. Gen. Gerald W. Johnson"
4114:
3492:Activated on 1 November 1991
3427:Activated on 15 January 1941
3376:56th Special Operations Wing
3249:, Michigan in January 1951.
3243:O'Hare International Airport
3175:Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars
3108:Lt. Col. Lucian A. Dade, Jr.
3052:
3047:
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2688:
2669:
2664:
2646:
2641:
2629:
2624:
2612:
2607:
2592:
2587:
2572:
2567:
2552:
2547:
2532:
2527:
2511:
2506:
2491:
2486:
2468:
2463:
2448:
2443:
2428:
2423:
2408:
2403:
2388:
2379:
2364:
2359:
2339:
2334:
2318:
2313:
2298:
2293:
2277:
2272:
2256:
2247:
2235:
2230:
2214:
2205:
2187:
2182:
2179:Felix D. "Willie" Williamson
2164:
2155:
2138:
2135:
2115:
2106:
2089:
2084:
2062:
2057:
2035:
2032:
2002:
1993:
1974:
1969:
1954:
1947:
1926:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1844:
1841:
1838:
1835:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1800:
1797:
1794:
1791:
1778:
1775:
1772:
1769:
1757:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1722:
1340:group, and sent the 56th to
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1052:after 23 April 1944, A Group
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
973:
970:
967:
962:
955:
952:
949:
944:
940:
935:
930:
925:
923:
536:Bridgeport Municipal Airport
524:Charleston Municipal Airport
435:For additional history, see
7:
12261:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
11950:North American B-45 Tornado
11935:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
5193:. London, IK: Grub Street.
5153:The Mighty Eighth War Diary
4078:
3939:Distinguished Unit Citation
3801:
3476:56th Tactical Fighter Group
3468:Activated on 18 August 1955
3380:56th Tactical Fighter Group
3274:New York Air National Guard
3258:Michigan Air National Guard
3229:(ADC). It was redesignated
3171:North American P-51 Mustang
2401:1st Lt. Glen D. Schiltz Jr.
1966:Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski
1605:Distinguished Service Cross
1467:Distinguished Unit Citation
1304:Distinguished Unit Citation
1085:
1068:
1034:
378:Royal Netherlands Air Force
308:
185:Distinguished Unit Citation
10:
14047:
13279:III Reconnaissance Command
12223:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
12193:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
12046:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
12026:North American F-2 Mustang
11965:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
5495:McLaren, David R. (1994).
5189:Freeman, Roger A. (2004).
5170:Freeman, Roger A. (1991).
5151:Freeman, Roger A. (1990).
5132:Freeman, Roger A. (1993).
4793:. Air Force History Index.
3997:1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008
3994:1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007
3991:1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006
3988:1 July 2003 – 30 June 2005
3981:1 July 2001 – 30 June 2003
3978:1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000
3975:1 July 1996 – 30 June 1998
3972:1 July 1994 – 30 June 1996
3948:Holland, 18 September 1944
3815:, Georgia, 15 January 1941
3527:, 15 January – 16 May 1941
3500:Activated on 1 April 1994.
3412:
3322:North American F-86D Sabre
3217:) reorganization, and the
3124:(vacant, then inactivated)
3116:Lt. Col. Donald D. Renwick
2788:Harold E. "Bunny" Comstock
2153:Capt. Joseph H. Powers Jr.
2069:"Boche Buster"-Rozzie Geth
1551:that resisted ignition by
532:Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
506:on 15 January 1941 at the
497:
428:
422:607th Air Control Squadron
327:
293:56th Fighter Group of the
227:56th Fighter Group emblem
13908:
13897:
13810:
13774:
13633:
13362:
13341:
13334:
13308:
13300:III Tactical Air Division
13292:
13251:
13244:
13097:
13073:
13052:
12921:
12900:
12714:
12688:
12607:
12600:
12539:
12513:
12506:
12495:
12458:
12397:
12376:
12298:
12286:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
12231:
12183:
12140:
12059:
12041:North American F-86 Sabre
12018:
11983:
11960:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
11940:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
11920:
11907:
11882:
11859:
11734:
11714:
11508:
11472:
11446:
11437:
11379:
11346:
11240:
11167:
10964:
10955:
10935:
10867:
10731:
10724:
10686:
10679:
10668:
10516:
10371:Calumet Air Force Station
10346:
10337:
10280:
10003:
9990:
9981:
9913:
9881:
9790:
9759:
9670:
9644:
9633:
9608:
9085:
8857:
8716:
8588:
8537:
8526:
8386:
7710:
7703:
7692:
7644:
7208:
7201:
7194:Aerospace Defense Command
7155:
7150:Links to related articles
7047:
7004:
6978:
6832:
6546:
6539:
6499:
6453:
6446:
6420:
6394:
6390:
6384:
6379:
6333:
5922:
5918:
5907:
5834:
5733:
5652:
5641:
5615:
5540:Painting of 56th FG P-47
5457:Hess, William N. (1992).
5207:Roger A. Freeman (2000).
4959:. Air Force History Index
4922:. Air Force History Index
3767:: 1 April – 5 August 1994
3673:: 8 August 1996 – present
3552:New York Air Defense Wing
2922:P-47's lost in accidents
2897:
2809:Capt. Joseph L. Egan, Jr.
2661:Donovan F. "Dieppe" Smith
2639:1st Lt. Frank E. McCauley
2290:Robert J. "Shorty" Rankin
2103:Gerald W. "Jerry" Johnson
1655:Marion – North Dakota Kid
1383:, on 23 December by Col.
718:who had been seconded to
585:operational training unit
303:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
226:
215:56th Operations Gp emblem
214:
209:
199:
194:
180:
172:
156:
145:
127:
103:
95:
87:
69:
51:
43:
28:
23:
13284:III Tactical Air Command
12150:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
5476:Mahurin, Walker (2011).
5332:Mueller, Robert (1989).
5172:Mighty Eighth War Manual
4678:Mighty Eighth War Manual
4321:Mighty Eighth War Manual
4094:
3837:Bridgeport Army Airfield
3825:Charleston Army Airfield
3761:: 1 April 1994 – present
3739:: 1 April 1994 – present
3731:: 1 April 1994 – present
3637:, 1 April – 14 June 1960
3068:Col. John C. Crosthwaite
3060:Lt. Col. Davis D. Graves
2748:2nd Lt. Steven N. Gerick
2377:Major George E. Bostwick
2357:Major Michael J. Jackson
2073:Miss Fire-Rozzie Geth II
1455:Allied airborne landings
779:redeployed from the UK.
722:, a fighter squadron of
673:invasion of North Africa
604:Wilmington Army Air Base
13264:III Air Support Command
12281:Convair C-131 Samaritan
11945:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
5786:58th Special Operations
5041:4 February 2015 at the
4665:Mighty Eighth War Diary
4334:"62nd Fighter Squadron"
4171:"Col. Robert P. Givens"
3753:: 2 June 2023 – present
3608:4706th Air Defense Wing
3540:III Interceptor Command
3532:III Interceptor Command
3442:Activated on 1 May 1946
3305:501st Air Defense Group
3209:On 15 August 1947, the
3183:Continental Air Command
3100:Col. David C. Schilling
2703:Capt. Joseph H. Bennett
2461:1st Lt. Frank W. Klibbe
2148:– "Oregon's Britannia"
2081:Walker M. "Bud" Mahurin
2054:Fred J. Christensen Jr.
1459:Operation Market Garden
1329:ended his combat tour.
1208:jettisonable fuel tanks
1117:
627:Bridgeport, Connecticut
602:, the 56th PG moved to
512:Charlotte Army Air Base
276:United States Air Force
229:(approved 4 April 1942)
82:United States Air Force
13395:30th Bombardment Group
13259:II Air Support Command
12251:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
12218:Lockheed Martin KC-130
12165:Martin RB-57D Canberra
9923:(on Wikimedia Commons)
8932:Detection and Control
5376:Scutts, Jerry (1987).
5089:public domain material
4084:503d Air Service Group
3819:Charlotte Army Airbase
3813:Savannah Army Air Base
3772:550th Fighter Squadron
3765:461st Fighter Squadron
3758:425th Fighter Squadron
3750:312th Fighter Squadron
3743:311th Fighter Squadron
3736:310th Fighter Squadron
3728:309th Fighter Squadron
3720:308th Fighter Squadron
3525:17th Bombardment Wing
3516:Southeast Air District
3372:56th Air Commando Wing
3353:McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
3340:
3206:
2912:P-47's lost in combat
2622:1st Lt. George F. Hall
2504:2nd Lt. Billy G. Edens
2270:Capt. Michael J. Quirk
2228:Major James C. Stewart
1638:, Belgium, downing an
1624:
1407:Summer and autumn 1944
1396:Rotenburg an der Wümme
623:Bendix AAF, New Jersey
600:attack on Pearl Harbor
508:Savannah Army Air Base
468:
460:
448:
412:550th Fighter Squadron
406:425th Fighter Squadron
400:312th Fighter Squadron
394:310th Fighter Squadron
388:309th Fighter Squadron
382:Royal Danish Air Force
374:308th Fighter Squadron
301:, was the top-scoring
267:
259:
251:
167:Beware the Thunderbolt
117:1 Air Control Squadron
13326:40th Bombardment Wing
12479:Freeman Army Airfield
12256:Fairchild C-82 Packet
12246:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
11955:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
9974:Strategic Air Command
5438:Davis, Larry (1991).
4044:Air Offensive, Europe
3670:21st Fighter Squadron
3663:Operational Squadrons
3485:56th Operations Group
3392:56th Operations Group
3386:56th Operations Group
3343:The 62d FIS moved to
3338:
3292:at Selfridge and the
3204:
3159:Strategic Air Command
3139:Strategic Air Command
3084:Col. Robert B. Landry
2858:Eugene W. O'Neill Jr.
2605:Capt. Cameron M. Hart
2565:Major James R. Carter
2545:Capt. Mark L. Moseley
2441:Major Leslie C. Smith
2263:Hollywood High Hatter
2132:Hubert A. "Hub" Zemke
1622:
1615:Aerial victory claims
1287:Forces chief General
768:41st Service Squadron
760:RAF Horsham St. Faith
745:had previously flown
631:Farmingdale, New York
551:61st Pursuit Squadron
466:
454:
446:
356:61st Fighter Squadron
315:Offutt Air Force Base
272:56th Operations Group
265:
257:
249:
123:200 instructor pilots
99:Fighter crew training
36:21st Fighter Squadron
24:56th Operations Group
13883:426th Reconnaissance
13878:424th Reconnaissance
13802:407th Fighter-Bomber
13797:406th Fighter-Bomber
13081:Freeman Field Mutiny
12592:Philadelphia Fighter
12484:Godman Army Airfield
12343:Russell E. Dougherty
11970:Convair B-58 Hustler
7456:Minneapolis-St. Paul
5847:381st Training Group
5842:336th Training Group
5801:80th Flying Training
5796:71st Flying Training
5771:47th Flying Training
5746:14th Flying Training
5741:12th Flying Training
5026:Mueller, pp. 295–297
4598:Warren, pp. 137–138.
4441:"56th Fighter Group"
4282:"Hubert "Hub" Zemke"
3920:Honors and campaigns
3849:RAF Horsham St Faith
3701:72d Fighter Squadron
3564:4th Air Defense Wing
3558:VIII Fighter Command
3092:Col. Hubert A. Zemke
3076:Col. Hubert A. Zemke
3018:3 March 2007 at the
2958:killed in accidents
2765:2nd Lt. Joe W. Icard
2585:Capt. Walter V. Cook
2421:Capt. Robert A. Lamb
2327:and four successors
2281:POW 9 September 1944
2245:Major Paul A. Conger
2093:Evaded 27 March 1944
1297:Juvincourt-et-Damary
720:No. 315 Squadron RAF
677:VIII Fighter Command
565:63d Pursuit Squadron
558:62d Pursuit Squadron
520:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
368:63d Fighter Squadron
362:62d Fighter Squadron
334:F-16 Fighting Falcon
205:Col. Oliver R. Lause
136:Nineteenth Air Force
113:F-16 Fighting Falcon
13873:423d Reconnaissance
13868:77th Reconnaissance
13863:75th Reconnaissance
13858:70th Reconnaissance
13853:69th Reconnaissance
13848:68th Reconnaissance
13843:67th Reconnaissance
13838:65th Reconnaissance
13833:26th Reconnaissance
13828:10th Reconnaissance
13792:86th Fighter-Bomber
13787:48th Fighter-Bomber
13782:27th Fighter-Bomber
13274:III Fighter Command
13039:441st Troop Carrier
13034:440th Troop Carrier
13029:439th Troop Carrier
13024:438th Troop Carrier
13019:437th Troop Carrier
13014:436th Troop Carrier
13009:435th Troop Carrier
13004:434th Troop Carrier
12989:375th Troop Carrier
12984:349th Troop Carrier
12979:317th Troop Carrier
12974:316th Troop Carrier
12969:315th Troop Carrier
12964:314th Troop Carrier
12959:313th Troop Carrier
12908:26th Reconnaissance
11930:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
10716:Twentieth Air Force
10711:Sixteenth Air Force
10706:Fifteenth Air Force
10564:RAF Greenham Common
8560:Western Air Defense
8550:Eastern Air Defense
8545:Central Air Defense
8253:San Clemente Island
8233:Rockville (Indiana)
6824:801st (Provisional)
5119:on 23 November 2006
4473:on 15 February 2007
4340:on 13 November 2006
3589:Fifteenth Air Force
3403:Luke Air Force Base
3318:Mighty Mouse rocket
3294:4706th Defense Wing
3290:4708th Defense Wing
3286:fighter interceptor
3264:in response to the
3227:Air Defense Command
3197:Air Defense Command
3163:Fifteenth Air Force
2727:F.O. Evan O. McMinn
2686:Lt. Norman D. Gould
2310:Boleslaw M. Gladych
1907:357th Fighter Group
1899:354th Fighter Group
1559:compound and had a
1513:Battle of the Bulge
1444:479th Fighter Group
1425:breakout of 25 July
1389:Felix D. Williamson
1381:Fred J. Christensen
1158:fighter sweeps and
716:Francis S. Gabreski
675:, leaving the U.S.
516:Bell P-39 Airacobra
150:Luke Air Force Base
13823:9th Reconnaissance
13269:III Bomber Command
13044:442d Troop Carrier
12999:433d Troop Carrier
12994:403d Troop Carrier
12954:89th Troop Carrier
12939:61st Troop Carrier
12934:60th Troop Carrier
12929:10th Troop Carrier
12913:73d Reconnaissance
12572:61st Troop Carrier
12567:60th Troop Carrier
12552:50th Troop Carrier
12547:25th Antisubmarine
12363:John T. Chain, Jr,
11723:= initial assigned
10549:RAF Bruntingthorpe
8814:Sault Sainte Marie
8499:Saskatoon Mountain
7863:Continental Divide
5440:56th Fighter Group
5209:56th Fighter Group
5036:56th USAF Hospital
4769:56th Fighter Group
4743:56th Fighter Group
4732:, pp. 239 and 243.
4704:56th Fighter Group
4648:56th Fighter Group
4622:56th Fighter Group
4609:56th Fighter Group
4587:56th Fighter Group
4574:56th Fighter Group
4524:56th Fighter Group
4511:56th Fighter Group
4386:56th Fighter Group
3487:on 28 October 1991
3461:56th Fighter Group
3451:on 20 January 1950
3432:56th Fighter Group
3420:56th Pursuit Group
3407:F-15E Strike Eagle
3349:473d Fighter Group
3341:
3301:56th Fighter Group
3241:(FIS) deployed to
3219:56th Fighter Group
3207:
3191:Dow Air Force Base
3079:16 September 1942
3032:56th FG commanders
3001:56th Fighter Group
2880:56th Fighter Group
2850:Lucky Little Devil
2202:Leroy A. Schreiber
2029:David C. Schilling
1625:
1463:Harold E. Comstock
1440:David C. Schilling
1385:David C. Schilling
1346:invasion of France
1323:Eddie Rickenbacker
691:instructor to the
638:56th Fighter Group
581:Curtiss P-36 Hawks
504:56th Pursuit Group
469:
461:
449:
338:F-35A Lightning II
268:
260:
252:
176:447 group missions
14014:
14013:
14009:
14008:
14003:
14002:
13895:
13894:
13891:
13890:
13818:2d Reconnaissance
13625:488th Bombardment
13620:483rd Bombardment
13615:463rd Bombardment
13610:454th Bombardment
13605:451st Bombardment
13600:418th Bombardment
13595:417th Bombardment
13590:416th Bombardment
13585:411th Bombardment
13580:410th Bombardment
13575:409th Bombardment
13570:397th Bombardment
13565:396th Bombardment
13560:394th Bombardment
13555:391st Bombardment
13550:387th Bombardment
13545:386th Bombardment
13540:345th Bombardment
13535:344th Bombardment
13530:340th Bombardment
13525:336th Bombardment
13520:335th Bombardment
13505:321st Bombardment
13500:320th Bombardment
13495:319th Bombardment
13490:312th Bombardment
13485:310th Bombardment
13480:309th Bombardment
13475:100th Bombardment
13192:
13191:
13093:
13092:
13089:
13088:
13060:1st Search Attack
12949:63d Troop Carrier
12944:62d Troop Carrier
12680:471st Bombardment
12675:460th Bombardment
12670:459th Bombardment
12665:455th Bombardment
12655:400th Bombardment
12645:301st Bombardment
12562:53d Troop Carrier
12557:52d Troop Carrier
12526:I Fighter Command
12406:
12405:
12368:George Lee Butler
12333:Bruce K. Holloway
12328:Joseph J. Nazzaro
12294:
12293:
11903:
11902:
11899:
11898:
11710:
11709:
11706:
11705:
10951:
10950:
10936:Strategic missile
10666:
10665:
10662:
10661:
10629:RAF South Ruislip
10584:RAF Upper Heyford
10333:
10332:
9935:
9934:
9909:
9908:
9629:
9628:
8522:
8521:
8419:Cut Throat Island
8258:Santa Rosa Island
7838:Cheyenne Mountain
7743:Arlington Heights
7690:
7689:
7142:
7141:
7043:
7042:
7039:
7038:
7035:
7034:
6535:
6534:
6375:
6374:
6371:
6370:
6160:Kirton In Lindsey
6135:Horsham St. Faith
6090:Grafton Underwood
5855:
5854:
5816:97th Air Mobility
5563:"Wolfpack at War"
5276:978-0-912799-19-3
5134:The Mighty Eighth
4756:Wolfpack Warriors
4730:Wolfpack Warriors
4717:Wolfpack Warriors
4691:Wolfpack Warriors
4652:Wolfpack Warriors
4635:Wolfpack Warriors
4561:Wolfpack Warriors
4537:Wolfpack Warriors
4425:Wolfpack Warriors
4399:Wolfpack Warriors
4373:The Mighty Eighth
4260:Wolfpack Warriors
4247:Wolfpack Warriors
4221:on 5 August 2016.
4158:The Mighty Eighth
4075:
4074:
4006:
4005:
3916:
3915:
3871:RAF Little Walden
3654:
3653:
3643:56th Fighter Wing
3635:30th Air Division
3620:30th Air Division
3616:, 8 February 1956
3614:37th Air Division
3570:65th Fighter Wing
3560:, 12 January 1943
3548:, 15 January 1942
3382:on 31 July 1985.
3361:56th Fighter Wing
3211:56th Fighter Wing
3131:
3130:
3026:
3025:
3022:
3004:
2991:
2981:Wounded in action
2947:missing in action
2887:
2882:
2875:
2874:
2835:John W. Vogt, Jr.
2119:POW 27 March 1944
1990:Robert S. Johnson
1957:Personal Aircraft
1886:
1885:
1327:French Resistance
1264:Robert S. Johnson
1260:Walker M. Mahurin
1102:
1101:
927:61st Fighter Sqdn
842:1st Fighter Group
764:33d Service Group
731:4th Fighter Group
669:Twelfth Air Force
654:Long Island Sound
646:Robert S. Johnson
642:Republic Aviation
457:invasion markings
437:56th Fighter Wing
416:173d Fighter Wing
280:56th Fighter Wing
274:is a unit of the
241:
240:
230:
132:56th Fighter Wing
109:F-35 Lightning II
16:US Air Force unit
14038:
13903:
13515:323d Bombardment
13510:322d Bombardment
13470:99th Bombardment
13465:98th Bombardment
13460:97th Bombardment
13455:95th Bombardment
13450:94th Bombardment
13445:93rd Bombardment
13440:92nd Bombardment
13435:91st Bombardment
13430:90th Bombardment
13425:88th Bombardment
13420:85th Bombardment
13415:47th Bombardment
13410:46th Bombardment
13405:44th Bombardment
13400:38th Bombardment
13390:29th Bombardment
13385:21st Bombardment
13380:17th Bombardment
13375:12th Bombardment
13354:3rd Air Commando
13349:2nd Air Commando
13339:
13338:
13321:9th Fighter Wing
13316:8th Fighter Wing
13249:
13248:
13229:
13219:
13212:
13205:
13196:
13195:
12706:4th Combat Cargo
12696:1st Combat Cargo
12660:402d Bombardment
12650:302d Bombardment
12640:45th Bombardment
12630:34th Bombardment
12620:13th Bombardment
12605:
12604:
12582:New York Fighter
12521:I Bomber Command
12511:
12510:
12501:
12443:
12433:
12426:
12419:
12410:
12409:
12387:
12386:
12348:Richard H. Ellis
11918:
11917:
11732:
11731:
11728:
11444:
11443:
10962:
10961:
10729:
10728:
10701:Eighth Air Force
10696:Second Air Force
10684:
10683:
10674:
10579:RAF High Wycombe
10544:RAF Brize Norton
10529:RAF Bassingbourn
10344:
10343:
10271:Wright-Patterson
10001:
10000:
9988:
9987:
9972:
9962:
9955:
9948:
9939:
9938:
9642:
9641:
8535:
8534:
8263:Saratoga Springs
8143:North Charleston
7708:
7707:
7698:
7626:Wright-Patterson
7301:Fort Gregg-Adams
7206:
7205:
7192:
7182:
7175:
7168:
7159:
7158:
7146:
7145:
6544:
6543:
6451:
6450:
6402:VIII Air Support
6392:
6391:
6381:
6380:
6275:Snetterton Heath
6185:Martlesham Heath
5990:Bury St. Edmunds
5985:Burtonwood Depot
5920:
5919:
5909:
5908:
5897:Eighth Air Force
5892:
5882:
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5858:
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5573:
5567:Aviation History
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4907:
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4888:
4885:
4876:
4873:Combat Squadrons
4869:
4863:
4860:
4854:
4851:
4845:
4842:
4833:
4830:
4821:
4818:Combat Squadrons
4814:
4808:
4805:Combat Squadrons
4801:
4795:
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4787:
4781:
4778:
4772:
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4304:
4298:
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4293:
4288:on 23 April 2006
4278:
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4039:
4026:
4014:
3967:
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3933:
3924:
3923:
3893:K. I. Sawyer AFB
3843:RAF Kings Cliffe
3807:
3610:, 18 August 1955
3554:, 11 August 1942
3542:, 2 October 1941
3510:
3345:K. I. Sawyer AFB
3127:10 October 1945
3111:27 January 1945
3095:19 January 1944
3087:30 October 1943
3049:Group Commanders
3039:
3038:
3011:
2998:
2989:
2943:killed in action
2902:
2895:
2894:
2885:
2877:
2821:Killed in action
2777:Killed in action
2739:Killed in action
2518:9 September 1944
2021:Penrod & Sam
1959:
1952:
1945:
1938:
1931:
1912:
1911:
1762:
1755:
1748:
1741:
1734:
1727:
1706:
1705:
1519:Final operations
1373:Robert J. Rankin
1270:1944 up to D-Day
992:Radio call signs
937:63d Fighter Sqdn
932:62d Fighter Sqdn
911:
910:
724:Polish Air Force
712:RAF Kings Cliffe
697:Thanksgiving Day
693:Soviet Air Force
493:
481:
340:fighter pilots.
299:Eighth Air Force
237:
228:
222:
140:Eighth Air Force
111:squadrons and 1
80:
78:
77:
62:
60:
59:
33:
21:
20:
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14041:
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14016:
14015:
14010:
14005:
14004:
13999:
13904:
13887:
13806:
13770:
13629:
13370:3rd Bombardment
13358:
13330:
13304:
13288:
13240:
13234:Third Air Force
13223:
13193:
13188:
13085:
13069:
13065:477th Composite
13048:
12917:
12896:
12710:
12701:2d Combat Cargo
12684:
12635:43d Bombardment
12625:22d Bombardment
12596:
12587:Norfolk Fighter
12535:
12502:
12493:
12489:Selfridge Field
12454:
12448:First Air Force
12437:
12407:
12402:
12393:
12372:
12353:Bennie L. Davis
12290:
12241:Beechcraft C-45
12227:
12213:Lockheed HC-130
12179:
12136:
12055:
12014:
11995:Lockheed DC-130
11986:
11979:
11912:
11910:
11895:
11878:
11855:
11850:509th Composite
11726:
11725:unit upon SAC's
11724:
11722:
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11718:
11716:
11702:
11504:
11468:
11433:
11375:
11342:
11236:
11163:
10947:
10931:
10869:
10863:
10720:
10675:
10658:
10512:
10391:Clinton-Sherman
10339:
10329:
10276:
10229:Seymour Johnson
9992:
9977:
9966:
9936:
9931:
9905:
9877:
9786:
9755:
9732:Supersonic Jet:
9666:
9637:
9635:
9625:
9604:
9081:
8853:
8712:
8590:
8584:
8530:
8528:
8518:
8469:Puntzi Mountain
8382:
8298:Tierra Amarilla
8268:Sault Ste Marie
7878:Crystal Springs
7699:
7686:
7640:
7556:Seymour Johnson
7536:Richards-Gebaur
7197:
7186:
7151:
7143:
7138:
7031:
7000:
6974:
6828:
6531:
6495:
6442:
6416:
6386:
6367:
6329:
6215:North Pickenham
5914:
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5830:
5729:
5648:
5639:
5611:
5601:
5536:
5526:
5507:
5488:
5469:
5450:
5423:Further reading
5412:
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5120:
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5109:
5083:
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5075:
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5055:
5048:
5043:Wayback Machine
5034:
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5021:
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4465:
4464:
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4450:
4448:
4447:on 3 March 2007
4439:
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4279:
4275:
4271:Johnson, p. 105
4270:
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4126:
4122:
4117:
4112:
4111:
4106:
4102:
4097:
4092:
4081:
4076:
4066:Air Combat EAME
4060:Ardennes-Alsace
4050:Northern France
4007:
3922:
3917:
3804:
3782:
3665:
3660:
3655:
3572:, 7 August 1943
3507:
3478:on 31 July 1985
3418:Constituted as
3415:
3388:
3199:
3187:Berlin Blockade
3167:Selfridge Field
3141:
3136:
3134:Postwar history
3103:12 August 1944
3054:Date of command
3020:Wayback Machine
2898:
2893:
2883:
2498:Ice Cold Kattie
1955:
1950:Casualty Status
1948:
1941:
1934:
1927:
1903:Ninth Air Force
1891:
1758:
1751:
1744:
1737:
1730:
1723:
1617:
1561:muzzle velocity
1521:
1429:prisoner of war
1409:
1289:Henry H. Arnold
1272:
1197:Forges-les-Eaux
1124:Royal Air Force
1120:
1115:
832:) applied over
776:
751:compressibility
747:P-38 Lightnings
739:Eagle squadrons
681:Hubert A. Zemke
671:to support the
660:, Connecticut.
593:
542:Queen Elizabeth
500:
490:
479:
431:
346:
330:
311:
244:
201:
187:
138:
134:
122:
120:
118:
116:
75:
73:
57:
55:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
14044:
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14028:
14012:
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14007:
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14000:
13998:
13997:
13992:
13987:
13982:
13977:
13972:
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13962:
13957:
13952:
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13860:
13855:
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13835:
13830:
13825:
13820:
13814:
13812:
13811:Reconnaissance
13808:
13807:
13805:
13804:
13799:
13794:
13789:
13784:
13778:
13776:
13775:Fighter-Bomber
13772:
13771:
13769:
13768:
13763:
13758:
13753:
13748:
13743:
13738:
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13728:
13723:
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13708:
13703:
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13693:
13688:
13683:
13678:
13673:
13668:
13663:
13658:
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13467:
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13359:
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13306:
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13296:
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13276:
13271:
13266:
13261:
13255:
13253:
13246:
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13221:
13214:
13207:
13199:
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13070:
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13067:
13062:
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13016:
13011:
13006:
13001:
12996:
12991:
12986:
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12976:
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12956:
12951:
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12941:
12936:
12931:
12925:
12923:
12919:
12918:
12916:
12915:
12910:
12904:
12902:
12901:Reconnaissance
12898:
12897:
12895:
12894:
12889:
12884:
12879:
12874:
12869:
12864:
12859:
12854:
12849:
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12809:
12804:
12799:
12794:
12789:
12784:
12779:
12774:
12769:
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12759:
12754:
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12709:
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12703:
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12692:
12690:
12686:
12685:
12683:
12682:
12677:
12672:
12667:
12662:
12657:
12652:
12647:
12642:
12637:
12632:
12627:
12622:
12617:
12615:2d Bombardment
12611:
12609:
12602:
12598:
12597:
12595:
12594:
12589:
12584:
12579:
12577:Boston Fighter
12574:
12569:
12564:
12559:
12554:
12549:
12543:
12541:
12537:
12536:
12534:
12533:
12528:
12523:
12517:
12515:
12508:
12504:
12503:
12496:
12494:
12492:
12491:
12486:
12481:
12476:
12471:
12466:
12462:
12460:
12456:
12455:
12436:
12435:
12428:
12421:
12413:
12404:
12403:
12398:
12395:
12394:
12392:
12391:
12380:
12378:
12374:
12373:
12371:
12370:
12365:
12360:
12358:Larry D. Welch
12355:
12350:
12345:
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12291:
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12283:
12278:
12273:
12268:
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12258:
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12248:
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12210:
12205:
12200:
12195:
12189:
12187:
12181:
12180:
12178:
12177:
12172:
12167:
12162:
12157:
12152:
12146:
12144:
12142:Reconnaissance
12138:
12137:
12135:
12134:
12129:
12124:
12119:
12114:
12109:
12104:
12099:
12094:
12089:
12084:
12079:
12074:
12069:
12063:
12061:
12057:
12056:
12054:
12053:
12048:
12043:
12038:
12033:
12028:
12022:
12020:
12016:
12015:
12013:
12012:
12007:
12002:
11997:
11991:
11989:
11981:
11980:
11978:
11977:
11972:
11967:
11962:
11957:
11952:
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11932:
11926:
11924:
11915:
11905:
11904:
11901:
11900:
11897:
11896:
11894:
11893:
11886:
11884:
11883:Reconnaissance
11880:
11879:
11877:
11876:
11870:
11863:
11861:
11857:
11856:
11854:
11853:
11847:
11841:
11835:
11829:
11823:
11817:
11811:
11805:
11799:
11793:
11787:
11781:
11775:
11769:
11763:
11757:
11751:
11745:
11738:
11736:
11729:
11720:
11712:
11711:
11708:
11707:
11704:
11703:
11701:
11700:
11695:
11690:
11685:
11680:
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11655:
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11615:
11610:
11605:
11600:
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11506:
11505:
11503:
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11497:
11492:
11487:
11482:
11476:
11474:
11470:
11469:
11467:
11466:
11461:
11456:
11450:
11448:
11441:
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11411:
11406:
11401:
11396:
11391:
11385:
11383:
11377:
11376:
11374:
11373:
11368:
11363:
11358:
11352:
11350:
11348:Reconnaissance
11344:
11343:
11341:
11340:
11337:
11332:
11327:
11322:
11317:
11312:
11307:
11302:
11297:
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11257:
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11199:
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11171:
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11162:
11161:
11156:
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11141:
11136:
11131:
11126:
11121:
11116:
11111:
11106:
11101:
11096:
11091:
11086:
11081:
11076:
11071:
11066:
11061:
11056:
11051:
11046:
11041:
11036:
11031:
11026:
11021:
11016:
11011:
11006:
11001:
10996:
10991:
10986:
10981:
10976:
10970:
10968:
10959:
10953:
10952:
10949:
10948:
10946:
10945:
10939:
10937:
10933:
10932:
10930:
10929:
10924:
10919:
10914:
10909:
10904:
10899:
10894:
10889:
10884:
10879:
10873:
10871:
10865:
10864:
10862:
10861:
10856:
10851:
10846:
10841:
10836:
10831:
10826:
10821:
10816:
10811:
10806:
10801:
10796:
10791:
10786:
10781:
10776:
10771:
10766:
10761:
10756:
10751:
10746:
10741:
10735:
10733:
10726:
10722:
10721:
10719:
10718:
10713:
10708:
10703:
10698:
10692:
10690:
10681:
10677:
10676:
10669:
10667:
10664:
10663:
10660:
10659:
10657:
10656:
10651:
10646:
10644:RAF Woodbridge
10641:
10639:RAF Waddington
10636:
10631:
10626:
10621:
10619:RAF Sculthorpe
10616:
10611:
10606:
10601:
10596:
10591:
10586:
10581:
10576:
10571:
10566:
10561:
10559:RAF Chelveston
10556:
10554:RAF Burtonwood
10551:
10546:
10541:
10536:
10531:
10526:
10520:
10518:
10514:
10513:
10511:
10510:
10505:
10500:
10495:
10490:
10485:
10479:
10474:
10469:
10464:
10459:
10454:
10449:
10444:
10439:
10434:
10429:
10424:
10419:
10414:
10408:
10403:
10398:
10393:
10388:
10383:
10378:
10373:
10368:
10363:
10358:
10352:
10350:
10341:
10335:
10334:
10331:
10330:
10328:
10327:
10321:
10318:RAF Mildenhall
10315:
10312:RAF Lakenheath
10309:
10303:
10297:
10291:
10284:
10282:
10278:
10277:
10275:
10274:
10268:
10262:
10256:
10250:
10244:
10238:
10232:
10226:
10220:
10214:
10208:
10202:
10196:
10190:
10184:
10178:
10172:
10166:
10160:
10154:
10148:
10142:
10136:
10130:
10124:
10118:
10112:
10106:
10100:
10094:
10088:
10082:
10076:
10070:
10064:
10058:
10052:
10046:
10040:
10034:
10028:
10022:
10016:
10009:
10007:
9998:
9985:
9979:
9978:
9965:
9964:
9957:
9950:
9942:
9933:
9932:
9930:
9929:
9924:
9917:
9915:
9911:
9910:
9907:
9906:
9904:
9903:
9898:
9893:
9887:
9885:
9879:
9878:
9876:
9875:
9870:
9865:
9860:
9855:
9850:
9845:
9840:
9835:
9830:
9825:
9820:
9815:
9810:
9805:
9800:
9794:
9792:
9788:
9787:
9785:
9784:
9779:
9774:
9769:
9763:
9761:
9757:
9756:
9754:
9753:
9748:
9743:
9738:
9733:
9729:
9728:
9723:
9718:
9713:
9708:
9703:
9699:
9698:
9693:
9688:
9683:
9678:
9674:
9672:
9668:
9667:
9665:
9664:
9659:
9654:
9648:
9646:
9639:
9631:
9630:
9627:
9626:
9624:
9623:
9618:
9612:
9610:
9606:
9605:
9603:
9602:
9597:
9592:
9587:
9582:
9577:
9572:
9567:
9562:
9557:
9552:
9547:
9542:
9535:
9534:
9529:
9524:
9519:
9514:
9509:
9504:
9499:
9494:
9489:
9484:
9479:
9474:
9469:
9464:
9459:
9454:
9449:
9444:
9439:
9434:
9429:
9424:
9419:
9414:
9409:
9404:
9399:
9394:
9389:
9384:
9379:
9374:
9369:
9364:
9359:
9354:
9349:
9344:
9339:
9334:
9329:
9324:
9319:
9314:
9309:
9304:
9299:
9294:
9289:
9284:
9279:
9274:
9269:
9262:
9261:
9256:
9251:
9246:
9241:
9236:
9231:
9226:
9221:
9216:
9211:
9206:
9201:
9196:
9191:
9186:
9181:
9176:
9171:
9166:
9161:
9156:
9151:
9146:
9141:
9136:
9131:
9126:
9121:
9116:
9111:
9106:
9101:
9096:
9089:
9087:
9083:
9082:
9080:
9079:
9074:
9069:
9064:
9059:
9054:
9049:
9044:
9039:
9034:
9029:
9024:
9019:
9014:
9009:
9004:
8999:
8994:
8989:
8984:
8979:
8974:
8969:
8964:
8959:
8952:
8951:
8946:
8941:
8936:
8929:
8928:
8923:
8918:
8913:
8908:
8903:
8898:
8893:
8888:
8883:
8878:
8873:
8868:
8861:
8859:
8855:
8854:
8852:
8851:
8846:
8841:
8836:
8831:
8826:
8821:
8816:
8811:
8806:
8801:
8796:
8791:
8786:
8781:
8776:
8771:
8766:
8761:
8756:
8751:
8746:
8741:
8736:
8731:
8726:
8720:
8718:
8714:
8713:
8711:
8710:
8705:
8700:
8695:
8690:
8685:
8680:
8675:
8670:
8665:
8660:
8655:
8650:
8645:
8640:
8635:
8630:
8625:
8620:
8615:
8610:
8605:
8600:
8594:
8592:
8586:
8585:
8583:
8582:
8577:
8572:
8567:
8562:
8557:
8552:
8547:
8541:
8539:
8532:
8524:
8523:
8520:
8519:
8517:
8516:
8511:
8509:Spotted Island
8506:
8501:
8496:
8491:
8486:
8481:
8476:
8471:
8466:
8461:
8456:
8451:
8446:
8441:
8436:
8431:
8426:
8424:Elliston Ridge
8421:
8416:
8411:
8406:
8401:
8396:
8390:
8388:
8384:
8383:
8381:
8380:
8375:
8370:
8365:
8360:
8355:
8350:
8345:
8340:
8335:
8330:
8325:
8320:
8315:
8310:
8305:
8300:
8295:
8290:
8285:
8280:
8275:
8270:
8265:
8260:
8255:
8250:
8245:
8240:
8235:
8230:
8225:
8220:
8215:
8210:
8205:
8200:
8195:
8190:
8185:
8180:
8175:
8170:
8165:
8160:
8155:
8150:
8145:
8140:
8135:
8130:
8125:
8120:
8115:
8110:
8105:
8100:
8095:
8090:
8085:
8080:
8075:
8070:
8065:
8060:
8055:
8050:
8045:
8040:
8035:
8030:
8025:
8020:
8015:
8010:
8005:
8000:
7995:
7990:
7985:
7980:
7975:
7970:
7965:
7960:
7955:
7950:
7945:
7940:
7935:
7930:
7925:
7920:
7915:
7910:
7905:
7903:Dauphin Island
7900:
7895:
7890:
7885:
7880:
7875:
7870:
7865:
7860:
7855:
7850:
7845:
7840:
7835:
7830:
7825:
7820:
7815:
7810:
7805:
7800:
7795:
7790:
7785:
7780:
7775:
7770:
7765:
7760:
7755:
7750:
7745:
7740:
7735:
7730:
7725:
7720:
7714:
7712:
7705:
7701:
7700:
7693:
7691:
7688:
7687:
7685:
7684:
7679:
7674:
7669:
7664:
7659:
7654:
7648:
7646:
7642:
7641:
7639:
7638:
7633:
7628:
7623:
7618:
7613:
7608:
7603:
7598:
7593:
7588:
7583:
7578:
7576:Suffolk County
7573:
7568:
7563:
7558:
7553:
7548:
7543:
7538:
7533:
7528:
7523:
7518:
7513:
7508:
7503:
7498:
7493:
7488:
7483:
7478:
7473:
7468:
7463:
7458:
7453:
7448:
7443:
7438:
7433:
7428:
7423:
7418:
7413:
7408:
7403:
7398:
7393:
7388:
7383:
7378:
7373:
7368:
7363:
7358:
7353:
7348:
7343:
7338:
7333:
7328:
7323:
7318:
7313:
7308:
7303:
7298:
7293:
7288:
7283:
7278:
7273:
7268:
7263:
7258:
7253:
7248:
7243:
7238:
7233:
7228:
7223:
7218:
7212:
7210:
7203:
7199:
7198:
7185:
7184:
7177:
7170:
7162:
7156:
7153:
7152:
7140:
7139:
7137:
7136:
7131:
7126:
7121:
7116:
7111:
7106:
7101:
7096:
7091:
7086:
7081:
7076:
7071:
7066:
7061:
7055:
7054:
7048:
7045:
7044:
7041:
7040:
7037:
7036:
7033:
7032:
7030:
7029:
7024:
7019:
7014:
7008:
7006:
7005:Reconnaissance
7002:
7001:
6999:
6998:
6993:
6988:
6982:
6980:
6976:
6975:
6973:
6972:
6967:
6962:
6957:
6952:
6947:
6942:
6937:
6932:
6927:
6922:
6917:
6912:
6907:
6902:
6897:
6892:
6887:
6882:
6877:
6872:
6867:
6862:
6857:
6852:
6847:
6842:
6836:
6834:
6830:
6829:
6827:
6826:
6821:
6816:
6811:
6806:
6801:
6796:
6791:
6786:
6781:
6776:
6771:
6766:
6761:
6756:
6751:
6746:
6741:
6736:
6731:
6726:
6721:
6716:
6711:
6706:
6701:
6696:
6691:
6686:
6681:
6676:
6671:
6666:
6661:
6656:
6651:
6646:
6641:
6636:
6631:
6626:
6621:
6616:
6611:
6606:
6601:
6596:
6591:
6586:
6581:
6576:
6571:
6566:
6561:
6556:
6550:
6548:
6541:
6537:
6536:
6533:
6532:
6530:
6529:
6524:
6519:
6514:
6509:
6503:
6501:
6497:
6496:
6494:
6493:
6488:
6483:
6478:
6473:
6468:
6463:
6457:
6455:
6448:
6444:
6443:
6441:
6440:
6435:
6430:
6424:
6422:
6418:
6417:
6415:
6414:
6409:
6404:
6398:
6396:
6388:
6387:
6377:
6376:
6373:
6372:
6369:
6368:
6366:
6365:
6360:
6355:
6350:
6345:
6339:
6337:
6331:
6330:
6328:
6327:
6322:
6317:
6312:
6307:
6302:
6297:
6292:
6287:
6282:
6280:Steeple Morden
6277:
6272:
6267:
6262:
6257:
6252:
6247:
6242:
6237:
6232:
6227:
6222:
6217:
6212:
6207:
6202:
6197:
6192:
6187:
6182:
6177:
6172:
6167:
6162:
6157:
6152:
6147:
6142:
6137:
6132:
6127:
6122:
6117:
6112:
6107:
6102:
6097:
6095:Great Ashfield
6092:
6087:
6082:
6077:
6072:
6067:
6062:
6057:
6052:
6047:
6042:
6037:
6032:
6027:
6022:
6017:
6015:Chipping Ongar
6012:
6007:
6002:
5997:
5992:
5987:
5982:
5977:
5972:
5967:
5962:
5957:
5952:
5947:
5942:
5937:
5932:
5926:
5924:
5923:United Kingdom
5916:
5915:
5905:
5904:
5885:
5884:
5877:
5870:
5862:
5853:
5852:
5850:
5849:
5844:
5838:
5836:
5832:
5831:
5829:
5828:
5823:
5818:
5813:
5808:
5803:
5798:
5793:
5788:
5783:
5778:
5773:
5768:
5763:
5758:
5753:
5748:
5743:
5737:
5735:
5731:
5730:
5728:
5727:
5722:
5717:
5712:
5707:
5702:
5697:
5692:
5687:
5682:
5677:
5672:
5667:
5662:
5656:
5654:
5650:
5649:
5642:
5640:
5638:
5637:
5635:Air University
5632:
5627:
5621:
5619:
5613:
5612:
5600:
5599:
5592:
5585:
5577:
5571:
5570:
5560:
5555:
5549:
5545:
5535:
5534:External links
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5299:
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4877:
4864:
4855:
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4796:
4782:
4773:
4760:
4747:
4734:
4721:
4708:
4695:
4682:
4669:
4656:
4654:, pp. 220–224.
4639:
4626:
4613:
4600:
4591:
4578:
4565:
4552:
4541:
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4515:
4502:
4493:
4484:
4458:
4429:
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4390:
4377:
4361:
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4312:
4299:
4273:
4264:
4251:
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4224:
4188:
4177:on 10 May 2008
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4063:Central Europe
4061:
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3992:
3989:
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3979:
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3909:
3908:
3902:
3896:
3890:
3887:
3880:
3874:
3868:
3860:
3859:
3858:
3855:RAF Halesworth
3852:
3846:
3840:
3834:
3831:Teaneck Armory
3828:
3822:
3816:
3805:
3803:
3800:
3799:
3798:
3795:
3792:
3789:
3786:
3781:
3778:
3777:
3776:
3768:
3762:
3754:
3746:
3740:
3732:
3724:
3716:
3710:
3704:
3698:
3690:
3682:
3674:
3664:
3661:
3659:
3656:
3652:
3651:
3647:
3646:
3639:
3638:
3630:
3629:
3623:
3622:, 1 April 1959
3617:
3611:
3605:
3598:
3597:
3593:
3592:
3584:
3583:
3582:
3574:
3573:
3567:
3566:, 30 June 1943
3561:
3555:
3549:
3543:
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3535:
3528:
3520:
3519:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3502:
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3479:
3472:
3469:
3465:
3464:
3456:
3455:
3452:
3444:
3443:
3439:
3438:
3435:
3434:on 15 May 1942
3428:
3424:
3423:
3414:
3411:
3387:
3384:
3237:coverage, the
3198:
3195:
3154:, New Jersey.
3140:
3137:
3135:
3132:
3129:
3128:
3125:
3121:
3120:
3117:
3113:
3112:
3109:
3105:
3104:
3101:
3097:
3096:
3093:
3089:
3088:
3085:
3081:
3080:
3077:
3073:
3072:
3069:
3065:
3064:
3063:December 1941
3061:
3057:
3056:
3051:
3045:
3044:
3042:
3037:
3036:
3035:
3034:
3024:
3023:
3013:Little Friends
3009:
3006:
3005:
2996:
2993:
2992:
2987:
2984:
2983:
2978:
2972:
2971:
2966:
2960:
2959:
2956:
2950:
2949:
2940:
2934:
2933:
2930:
2924:
2923:
2920:
2914:
2913:
2910:
2904:
2903:
2900:56th FG losses
2892:
2889:
2873:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2860:
2853:
2852:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2837:
2830:
2829:
2824:
2818:
2815:
2810:
2806:
2805:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2790:
2783:
2782:
2780:
2774:
2771:
2766:
2762:
2761:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2749:
2745:
2744:
2742:
2736:
2733:
2728:
2724:
2723:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2704:
2700:
2699:
2697:
2695:
2692:
2687:
2683:
2682:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2663:
2656:
2655:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2640:
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2635:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2623:
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2618:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2606:
2602:
2601:
2596:
2594:
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2586:
2582:
2581:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2566:
2562:
2561:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2546:
2542:
2541:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2526:
2522:
2521:
2519:
2513:
2510:
2505:
2501:
2500:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2485:
2483:Robert J. Keen
2478:
2477:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2462:
2458:
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12842:361st Fighter
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12807:348th Fighter
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10712:
10709:
10707:
10704:
10702:
10699:
10697:
10694:
10693:
10691:
10689:
10685:
10682:
10678:
10673:
10655:
10652:
10650:
10647:
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10640:
10637:
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10627:
10625:
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10617:
10615:
10612:
10610:
10607:
10605:
10602:
10600:
10597:
10595:
10592:
10590:
10587:
10585:
10582:
10580:
10577:
10575:
10574:Ernest Harmon
10572:
10570:
10567:
10565:
10562:
10560:
10557:
10555:
10552:
10550:
10547:
10545:
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10475:
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10425:
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10415:
10412:
10409:
10407:
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10399:
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10389:
10387:
10384:
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10379:
10377:
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10369:
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10364:
10362:
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10336:
10325:
10322:
10319:
10316:
10313:
10310:
10307:
10304:
10301:
10298:
10295:
10292:
10289:
10288:RAF Alconbury
10286:
10285:
10283:
10279:
10272:
10269:
10266:
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10260:
10257:
10254:
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10230:
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10218:
10215:
10212:
10209:
10206:
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10200:
10197:
10194:
10191:
10188:
10187:Mountain Home
10185:
10182:
10179:
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10170:
10167:
10164:
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10158:
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10098:
10095:
10092:
10089:
10086:
10083:
10080:
10077:
10074:
10071:
10068:
10067:Davis-Monthan
10065:
10062:
10059:
10056:
10053:
10050:
10047:
10044:
10041:
10038:
10035:
10032:
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9951:
9949:
9944:
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9940:
9928:
9925:
9922:
9919:
9918:
9916:
9914:Miscellaneous
9912:
9902:
9901:Texas Tower 4
9899:
9897:
9896:Texas Tower 3
9894:
9892:
9891:Texas Tower 2
9889:
9888:
9886:
9884:
9880:
9874:
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9783:
9780:
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9773:
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9731:
9730:
9727:
9724:
9722:
9719:
9717:
9714:
9712:
9709:
9707:
9704:
9702:Subsonic Jet:
9701:
9700:
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9689:
9687:
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9682:
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9676:
9675:
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8914:
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8830:
8827:
8825:
8822:
8820:
8819:San Francisco
8817:
8815:
8812:
8810:
8807:
8805:
8802:
8800:
8797:
8795:
8794:Oklahoma City
8792:
8790:
8787:
8785:
8782:
8780:
8777:
8775:
8772:
8770:
8767:
8765:
8762:
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8747:
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8715:
8709:
8706:
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8639:
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8634:
8631:
8629:
8626:
8624:
8621:
8619:
8616:
8614:
8611:
8609:
8606:
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8601:
8599:
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8595:
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8587:
8581:
8578:
8576:
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8568:
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8546:
8543:
8542:
8540:
8536:
8533:
8525:
8515:
8512:
8510:
8507:
8505:
8504:Sioux Lookout
8502:
8500:
8497:
8495:
8492:
8490:
8487:
8485:
8482:
8480:
8477:
8475:
8472:
8470:
8467:
8465:
8462:
8460:
8457:
8455:
8452:
8450:
8447:
8445:
8442:
8440:
8437:
8435:
8432:
8430:
8427:
8425:
8422:
8420:
8417:
8415:
8412:
8410:
8409:Cape Makkovik
8407:
8405:
8402:
8400:
8397:
8395:
8392:
8391:
8389:
8385:
8379:
8376:
8374:
8371:
8369:
8366:
8364:
8363:Winston-Salem
8361:
8359:
8356:
8354:
8351:
8349:
8346:
8344:
8341:
8339:
8336:
8334:
8331:
8329:
8326:
8324:
8321:
8319:
8316:
8314:
8311:
8309:
8306:
8304:
8301:
8299:
8296:
8294:
8291:
8289:
8286:
8284:
8283:Snow Mountain
8281:
8279:
8276:
8274:
8271:
8269:
8266:
8264:
8261:
8259:
8256:
8254:
8251:
8249:
8246:
8244:
8241:
8239:
8236:
8234:
8231:
8229:
8226:
8224:
8221:
8219:
8216:
8214:
8211:
8209:
8206:
8204:
8201:
8199:
8196:
8194:
8191:
8189:
8186:
8184:
8181:
8179:
8176:
8174:
8171:
8169:
8166:
8164:
8161:
8159:
8156:
8154:
8153:Oklahoma City
8151:
8149:
8146:
8144:
8141:
8139:
8136:
8134:
8131:
8129:
8126:
8124:
8121:
8119:
8116:
8114:
8111:
8109:
8106:
8104:
8101:
8099:
8096:
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8086:
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8026:
8024:
8021:
8019:
8016:
8014:
8011:
8009:
8006:
8004:
8001:
7999:
7996:
7994:
7991:
7989:
7986:
7984:
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7979:
7976:
7974:
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7969:
7966:
7964:
7961:
7959:
7956:
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7926:
7924:
7921:
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7916:
7914:
7911:
7909:
7906:
7904:
7901:
7899:
7898:Dallas Center
7896:
7894:
7891:
7889:
7886:
7884:
7881:
7879:
7876:
7874:
7871:
7869:
7866:
7864:
7861:
7859:
7856:
7854:
7851:
7849:
7846:
7844:
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7839:
7836:
7834:
7831:
7829:
7826:
7824:
7821:
7819:
7816:
7814:
7811:
7809:
7806:
7804:
7801:
7799:
7796:
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7791:
7789:
7786:
7784:
7781:
7779:
7776:
7774:
7771:
7769:
7766:
7764:
7761:
7759:
7758:Bellefontaine
7756:
7754:
7751:
7749:
7746:
7744:
7741:
7739:
7736:
7734:
7731:
7729:
7726:
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7716:
7715:
7713:
7709:
7706:
7702:
7697:
7683:
7680:
7678:
7675:
7673:
7670:
7668:
7665:
7663:
7660:
7658:
7657:Frobisher Bay
7655:
7653:
7652:Ernest Harmon
7650:
7649:
7647:
7643:
7637:
7634:
7632:
7629:
7627:
7624:
7622:
7619:
7617:
7614:
7612:
7609:
7607:
7604:
7602:
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7554:
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7509:
7507:
7504:
7502:
7499:
7497:
7494:
7492:
7489:
7487:
7484:
7482:
7479:
7477:
7476:Niagara Falls
7474:
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7469:
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7464:
7462:
7459:
7457:
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7409:
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7399:
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7389:
7387:
7384:
7382:
7379:
7377:
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7369:
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7364:
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7309:
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7284:
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7274:
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7264:
7262:
7259:
7257:
7254:
7252:
7249:
7247:
7244:
7242:
7239:
7237:
7234:
7232:
7231:Davis-Monthan
7229:
7227:
7224:
7222:
7219:
7217:
7214:
7213:
7211:
7207:
7204:
7200:
7195:
7191:
7183:
7178:
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7154:
7147:
7135:
7132:
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7112:
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7018:
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7010:
7009:
7007:
7003:
6997:
6994:
6992:
6989:
6987:
6984:
6983:
6981:
6979:Troop Carrier
6977:
6971:
6968:
6966:
6963:
6961:
6958:
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6953:
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6948:
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6898:
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6888:
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6807:
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6800:
6797:
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6431:
6429:
6426:
6425:
6423:
6421:Air Divisions
6419:
6413:
6410:
6408:
6405:
6403:
6400:
6399:
6397:
6393:
6389:
6382:
6378:
6364:
6361:
6359:
6356:
6354:
6351:
6349:
6346:
6344:
6341:
6340:
6338:
6336:
6332:
6326:
6323:
6321:
6318:
6316:
6313:
6311:
6308:
6306:
6303:
6301:
6298:
6296:
6293:
6291:
6290:Thorpe Abbots
6288:
6286:
6283:
6281:
6278:
6276:
6273:
6271:
6268:
6266:
6263:
6261:
6258:
6256:
6253:
6251:
6248:
6246:
6243:
6241:
6238:
6236:
6233:
6231:
6228:
6226:
6225:Old Buckenham
6223:
6221:
6218:
6216:
6213:
6211:
6208:
6206:
6203:
6201:
6198:
6196:
6193:
6191:
6188:
6186:
6183:
6181:
6180:Little Walden
6178:
6176:
6173:
6171:
6168:
6166:
6163:
6161:
6158:
6156:
6153:
6151:
6148:
6146:
6143:
6141:
6138:
6136:
6133:
6131:
6128:
6126:
6123:
6121:
6118:
6116:
6113:
6111:
6108:
6106:
6103:
6101:
6098:
6096:
6093:
6091:
6088:
6086:
6083:
6081:
6078:
6076:
6073:
6071:
6068:
6066:
6063:
6061:
6058:
6056:
6053:
6051:
6048:
6046:
6043:
6041:
6040:Deopham Green
6038:
6036:
6033:
6031:
6028:
6026:
6023:
6021:
6018:
6016:
6013:
6011:
6008:
6006:
6003:
6001:
5998:
5996:
5993:
5991:
5988:
5986:
5983:
5981:
5978:
5976:
5973:
5971:
5968:
5966:
5963:
5961:
5958:
5956:
5953:
5951:
5948:
5946:
5943:
5941:
5940:Andrews Field
5938:
5936:
5933:
5931:
5928:
5927:
5925:
5921:
5917:
5910:
5906:
5902:
5898:
5895:
5891:
5883:
5878:
5876:
5871:
5869:
5864:
5863:
5860:
5848:
5845:
5843:
5840:
5839:
5837:
5833:
5827:
5826:502d Air Base
5824:
5822:
5821:314th Airlift
5819:
5817:
5814:
5812:
5809:
5807:
5806:81st Training
5804:
5802:
5799:
5797:
5794:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5777:
5774:
5772:
5769:
5767:
5764:
5762:
5761:37th Training
5759:
5757:
5754:
5752:
5751:17th Training
5749:
5747:
5744:
5742:
5739:
5738:
5736:
5732:
5726:
5723:
5721:
5718:
5716:
5713:
5711:
5708:
5706:
5703:
5701:
5698:
5696:
5693:
5691:
5688:
5686:
5683:
5681:
5678:
5676:
5673:
5671:
5668:
5666:
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5636:
5633:
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5628:
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5610:
5606:
5598:
5593:
5591:
5586:
5584:
5579:
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5575:
5568:
5564:
5561:
5559:
5556:
5553:
5550:
5548:
5546:
5544:
5543:
5538:
5537:
5527:
5525:9780671727147
5521:
5517:
5512:
5508:
5506:9780887406607
5502:
5498:
5493:
5489:
5487:9781258117207
5483:
5479:
5474:
5470:
5468:9780879386221
5464:
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5455:
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5449:9780897472401
5445:
5441:
5436:
5432:
5427:
5426:
5425:
5424:
5405:
5398:
5393:
5389:
5387:0-85059-788-9
5383:
5379:
5374:
5359:
5354:
5350:
5348:0-912799-53-6
5344:
5337:
5336:
5330:
5326:
5324:0-405-12194-6
5320:
5313:
5312:
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5300:0-912799-02-1
5296:
5289:
5288:
5282:
5278:
5272:
5267:
5266:
5259:
5255:
5253:1-885354-05-3
5249:
5245:
5240:
5225:
5222:Grant, C. L.
5220:
5218:
5217:1-84176-047-1
5214:
5210:
5206:
5202:
5200:1-904010-93-8
5196:
5192:
5187:
5183:
5181:0-87938-513-8
5177:
5173:
5168:
5164:
5162:0-87938-495-6
5158:
5154:
5149:
5145:
5143:0-87938-638-X
5139:
5135:
5130:
5115:
5108:
5107:
5101:
5097:
5096:
5095:
5094:
5091:from the
5090:
5060:
5053:
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5044:
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5037:
5032:
5023:
5007:
5000:
4991:
4989:
4987:
4977:
4975:
4958:
4952:
4950:
4940:
4938:
4921:
4915:
4906:
4899:
4893:
4884:
4882:
4875:, pp. 237–242
4874:
4868:
4859:
4850:
4841:
4839:
4829:
4827:
4820:, pp. 241–242
4819:
4813:
4806:
4800:
4792:
4786:
4777:
4770:
4764:
4757:
4751:
4744:
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4731:
4725:
4718:
4712:
4705:
4699:
4692:
4686:
4679:
4673:
4666:
4660:
4653:
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4643:
4636:
4630:
4623:
4617:
4610:
4604:
4595:
4588:
4582:
4575:
4569:
4562:
4556:
4550:
4545:
4538:
4532:
4525:
4519:
4512:
4506:
4497:
4488:
4472:
4468:
4462:
4446:
4442:
4436:
4434:
4426:
4420:
4413:
4407:
4400:
4397:Per Freeman,
4394:
4388:, pp. 83, 87.
4387:
4381:
4374:
4368:
4366:
4359:Scutts, p. 48
4356:
4339:
4335:
4329:
4323:, pp. 189–190
4322:
4316:
4309:
4303:
4287:
4283:
4277:
4268:
4261:
4255:
4248:
4242:
4234:
4228:
4220:
4216:
4209:
4207:
4205:
4203:
4201:
4199:
4197:
4195:
4193:
4176:
4172:
4166:
4159:
4153:
4144:
4142:
4140:
4138:
4130:
4124:
4120:
4104:
4100:
4087:
4085:
4071:
4065:
4062:
4059:
4058:
4057:
4052:
4049:
4046:
4043:
4042:
4041:
4040:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4025:
4021:
4019:
4016:
4013:
4009:
4008:
4002:
3996:
3993:
3990:
3987:
3986:
3985:
3980:
3977:
3974:
3971:
3970:
3969:
3968:
3964:
3963:
3962:
3954:
3950:
3947:
3944:
3943:
3942:
3941:
3940:
3932:
3928:
3927:
3926:
3925:
3912:
3906:
3903:
3900:
3897:
3894:
3891:
3888:
3885:
3881:
3878:
3875:
3872:
3869:
3866:
3863:
3862:
3861:
3856:
3853:
3850:
3847:
3844:
3841:
3838:
3835:
3832:
3829:
3826:
3823:
3820:
3817:
3814:
3811:
3810:
3809:
3808:
3796:
3793:
3790:
3787:
3784:
3783:
3780:Support Units
3774:
3773:
3769:
3766:
3763:
3760:
3759:
3755:
3752:
3751:
3747:
3744:
3741:
3738:
3737:
3733:
3730:
3729:
3725:
3722:
3721:
3717:
3714:
3711:
3708:
3705:
3702:
3699:
3696:
3695:
3691:
3688:
3687:
3683:
3680:
3679:
3675:
3672:
3671:
3667:
3666:
3650:
3644:
3641:
3640:
3636:
3632:
3631:
3627:
3624:
3621:
3618:
3615:
3612:
3609:
3606:
3603:
3600:
3599:
3595:
3594:
3590:
3587:
3586:
3585:
3580:
3577:Attached to:
3576:
3575:
3571:
3568:
3565:
3562:
3559:
3556:
3553:
3550:
3547:
3544:
3541:
3538:
3537:
3533:
3529:
3526:
3522:
3521:
3517:
3514:
3513:
3512:
3511:
3499:
3498:
3494:
3491:
3490:
3486:
3483:Redesignated
3482:
3481:
3477:
3474:Redesignated
3473:
3470:
3467:
3466:
3462:
3459:Redesignated
3458:
3457:
3453:
3450:
3447:Redesignated
3446:
3445:
3441:
3440:
3436:
3433:
3430:Redesignated
3429:
3426:
3425:
3421:
3417:
3416:
3410:
3408:
3404:
3399:
3397:
3393:
3383:
3381:
3377:
3373:
3370:, the parent
3369:
3364:
3362:
3358:
3355:, armed with
3354:
3350:
3346:
3337:
3333:
3331:
3327:
3323:
3319:
3316:equipped and
3315:
3311:
3306:
3302:
3297:
3295:
3291:
3287:
3281:
3279:
3275:
3271:
3267:
3263:
3262:Kellogg Field
3259:
3255:
3250:
3248:
3244:
3240:
3236:
3232:
3228:
3224:
3220:
3216:
3212:
3203:
3194:
3192:
3188:
3184:
3180:
3176:
3172:
3168:
3164:
3160:
3155:
3153:
3149:
3148:
3126:
3123:
3122:
3118:
3115:
3114:
3110:
3107:
3106:
3102:
3099:
3098:
3094:
3091:
3090:
3086:
3083:
3082:
3078:
3075:
3074:
3070:
3067:
3066:
3062:
3059:
3058:
3055:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3040:
3033:
3030:
3029:
3028:
3027:
3021:
3017:
3014:
3010:
3008:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2995:
2994:
2988:
2986:
2985:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2973:
2970:
2967:
2965:
2961:
2957:
2955:
2951:
2948:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2935:
2931:
2929:
2925:
2921:
2919:
2915:
2911:
2909:
2905:
2901:
2896:
2888:
2881:
2871:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2855:
2854:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2832:
2831:
2828:
2825:
2822:
2819:
2814:
2808:
2807:
2804:
2803:Happy Warrior
2801:
2799:
2794:
2789:
2785:
2784:
2781:
2778:
2775:
2770:
2764:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2753:
2747:
2746:
2743:
2740:
2737:
2732:
2726:
2725:
2722:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2708:
2702:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2691:
2685:
2684:
2681:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2658:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2644:
2638:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2627:
2621:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2610:
2604:
2603:
2600:
2599:Little Cookie
2597:
2595:
2590:
2584:
2583:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2570:
2564:
2563:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2550:
2544:
2543:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2530:
2524:
2523:
2520:
2517:
2514:
2509:
2503:
2502:
2499:
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2494:
2489:
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2479:
2476:
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2471:
2466:
2460:
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2456:
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2433:
2431:
2426:
2420:
2419:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2406:
2400:
2399:
2396:
2395:Ugly Duckling
2393:
2391:
2386:
2382:
2376:
2375:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2362:
2356:
2355:
2352:
2348:
2345:
2342:
2337:
2331:
2330:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2307:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2296:
2291:
2287:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2275:
2269:
2268:
2264:
2261:
2259:
2254:
2250:
2244:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2233:
2227:
2226:
2223:
2221:15 April 1944
2220:
2217:
2212:
2208:
2203:
2199:
2198:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2185:
2180:
2176:
2175:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2162:
2158:
2152:
2151:
2147:
2146:Happy Warrior
2144:
2141:
2133:
2129:
2128:
2124:
2121:
2118:
2113:
2109:
2104:
2100:
2099:
2095:
2092:
2087:
2082:
2078:
2077:
2074:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2060:
2055:
2051:
2050:
2047:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2030:
2026:
2025:
2022:
2018:
2014:
2010:
2007:
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2000:
1996:
1991:
1987:
1986:
1983:
1980:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1963:
1962:
1958:
1951:
1944:
1940:
1937:
1933:
1930:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1918:
1916:
1914:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1882:
1881:
1877:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1854:
1853:
1850:
1847:
1832:
1831:
1828:
1825:
1810:
1809:
1806:
1803:
1788:
1787:
1784:
1781:
1766:
1765:
1761:
1754:
1750:
1747:
1740:
1733:
1726:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1714:
1712:
1710:
1708:
1707:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1685:
1683:
1679:
1673:
1671:
1667:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1653:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1637:
1633:
1632:Little Cookie
1630:
1621:
1612:
1610:
1606:
1602:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1587:
1583:
1582:Teacher's Pet
1579:
1573:
1569:
1567:
1562:
1558:
1554:
1550:
1546:
1542:
1537:
1534:
1529:
1527:
1516:
1514:
1509:
1507:
1503:
1497:
1495:
1491:
1487:
1483:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1468:
1464:
1460:
1456:
1451:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1426:
1420:
1418:
1414:
1404:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1390:
1386:
1382:
1378:
1374:
1369:
1367:
1363:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1334:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1320:
1315:
1313:
1309:
1305:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1277:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1110:
1108:
1084:
1067:
1051:
1050:
1033:
1017:
1016:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
989:
986:
984:
982:
980:
979:
976:
965:
961:
958:
947:
946:Squadron Code
943:
938:
933:
928:
922:
919:
917:
915:
913:
912:
883:
880:
879:
878:
877:
876:
875:
874:
873:
872:
871:
870:
869:
868:
867:
866:
865:
864:
863:
862:
861:
860:
859:
858:
857:
856:
855:
854:
851:
846:
843:
837:
835:
831:
827:
826:Mediterranean
823:
818:
814:
812:
808:
803:
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
780:
771:
769:
765:
761:
755:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
727:
725:
721:
717:
713:
709:
704:
702:
698:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
674:
670:
666:
661:
659:
658:Bradley Field
655:
651:
647:
643:
639:
634:
632:
628:
624:
619:
617:
613:
609:
605:
601:
598:
588:
586:
582:
578:
574:
567:
566:
562:
560:
559:
555:
553:
552:
548:
547:
546:
544:
543:
537:
533:
529:
528:Mitchel Field
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
495:
491:
489:0-912799-02-1
485:
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13691:81st Fighter
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13681:79th Fighter
13676:59th Fighter
13671:56th Fighter
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13666:54th Fighter
13661:53rd Fighter
13656:50th Fighter
13651:49th Fighter
13646:31st Fighter
13641:20th Fighter
13342:Air Commando
13238:World War II
13101:
12882:402d Fighter
12877:373d Fighter
12847:362d Fighter
12817:353d Fighter
12812:352d Fighter
12802:332d Fighter
12777:87th Fighter
12767:80th Fighter
12762:79th Fighter
12757:59th Fighter
12752:58th Fighter
12747:57th Fighter
12742:56th Fighter
12741:
12727:31st Fighter
12689:Combat Cargo
12452:World War II
12313:Curtis LeMay
12198:Boeing KB-50
12175:Boeing RB-29
12170:Boeing RB-17
12160:Lockheed U-2
10624:Sidi Slimane
10614:RAF Scampton
10472:Presque Isle
10427:K. I. Sawyer
10411:Grand Island
10306:RAF Fairford
10294:Diego Garcia
10217:Rickenbacker
10097:F. E. Warren
9883:Texas Towers
9818:Investigator
9265:Air Defense
9148:
8955:Air Defense
8514:Stephenville
8399:Baldy Hughes
8328:Walnut Ridge
8248:Saint Albans
8128:Mount Lemmon
8123:Mount Laguna
8038:Lake Charles
7973:Grand Rapids
7968:Grand Marais
7808:Cape Charles
7788:Bucks Harbor
7526:Presque Isle
7446:McGhee Tyson
7051:
6874:
6320:Westhampnett
6220:Nuthampstead
6155:Kings Cliffe
6100:Great Dunmow
6055:East Wretham
5955:Bassingbourn
5901:World War II
5811:82d Training
5791:59th Medical
5781:56th Fighter
5766:42d Air Base
5675:Gunter Annex
5566:
5552:Luke Falcons
5542:Little Chief
5541:
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5244:Thunderbolt!
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5105:
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5078:Bibliography
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4924:. Retrieved
4914:
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4898:Combat Units
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4853:Grant, p. 33
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2017:Double Lucky
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1981:20 July 1944
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1377:Ace in a day
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1362:Gunther Rall
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1276:P-51 Mustang
1273:
1262:and 1st Lt.
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18:
13363:Bombardment
12772:83d Fighter
12737:52d Fighter
12732:33d Fighter
12722:8th Fighter
12608:Bombardment
11735:Bombardment
10966:Bombardment
10594:RAF Manston
10467:Plattsburgh
10139:Little Rock
10115:Grand Forks
9813:Interpreter
9808:Interdictor
9803:Interceptor
8774:Los Angeles
8769:Kansas City
8764:Great Falls
8759:Grand Forks
8724:Albuquerque
8494:St. Anthony
8429:Fox Harbour
8303:Thomasville
8208:Port Isabel
8203:Port Austin
8198:Point Arena
8183:Owingsville
8148:North Truro
8098:Mill Valley
8073:Lyndonville
7948:Fort Fisher
7913:Duncanville
7546:K.I. Sawyer
7326:Grand Forks
7286:Ethan Allen
6547:Bombardment
6454:Bombardment
6407:VIII Bomber
6325:Wormingford
6165:Knettishall
6075:Framlingham
6050:Earls Colne
6035:Deenethorpe
6005:Cheddington
5995:Bushey Hall
5950:Attlebridge
5935:Aldermaston
5756:33d Fighter
5565:Reprint of
4807:pp. 239–240
4451:15 February
3899:MacDill AFB
3877:Camp Kilmer
3505:Assignments
3396:MacDill AFB
3368:Vietnam War
3366:During the
3235:air defense
3223:air defense
3215:Hobson Plan
3152:Camp Kilmer
3003:p. 118
2741:6 June 1944
2680:Ole Cock II
2579:Silver Lady
2455:Silver Lady
2123:In the Mood
1661:, Germany.
1609:Silver Star
1553:.50-caliber
1545:flash point
1533:P-47M-1-REs
1511:During the
1502:East Anglia
1473:sites near
1319:World War I
1223:Schweinfurt
1177:RAF Manston
811:Silver Lady
743:RAF Goxhill
701:Camp Kilmer
380:'s and the
181:Decorations
173:Engagements
146:Garrison/HQ
14020:Categories
13985:Fourteenth
13980:Thirteenth
13174:Fourteenth
13169:Thirteenth
12300:Commanders
12000:Boeing E-4
11727:activation
10688:Air Forces
10609:Rabat-Salé
10534:Ben Guerir
10253:Vandenberg
9858:Skywatcher
9677:Propeller:
9645:Electronic
8849:Washington
8829:Sioux City
8784:Montgomery
8580:Fourteenth
8414:Cartwright
8404:Beausejour
8353:Winnemucca
8348:Willow Run
8318:Two Creeks
8288:Sweetwater
8138:North Bend
8118:Mount Hebo
8093:Miles City
8048:Las Cruces
8028:Kirksville
8003:Hutchinson
7983:Hanna City
7963:Gettysburg
7938:Flintstone
7873:Cross City
7868:Cottonwood
7833:Charleston
7778:Brookfield
7763:Belleville
7677:Pepperrell
7636:Youngstown
7601:Vandenberg
7561:Sioux City
7516:Pittsburgh
7471:New Castle
7306:Fort Heath
7226:Charleston
7124:Fourteenth
7119:Thirteenth
6250:Rattlesden
6210:Mount Farm
6205:Molesworth
6195:Mendlesham
6115:Harrington
6105:Halesworth
6010:Chelveston
5670:Goodfellow
5630:Nineteenth
5617:Air Forces
5413:3 February
5211:. Osprey.
4292:3 February
4090:References
3865:RAF Boxted
3658:Components
3266:Korean War
3247:Oscoda AFB
3147:Queen Mary
2308:Sqd. Ldr.
1855:Period Tot
1760:Unit Total
1591:gun camera
1557:incendiary
1526:R-2800-57C
1475:Oosterhout
1469:. Dueling
1448:Gelnhausen
1342:RAF Boxted
1219:Regensburg
1172:, France.
1170:Saint-Omer
1044:NORTHGROVE
1030:YARDSTICK
974:light blue
850:call signs
784:olive drab
735:RAF Debden
573:Hunter AAB
344:Components
195:Commanders
13995:Twentieth
13990:Fifteenth
13293:Divisions
13184:Twentieth
13179:Fifteenth
13074:Incidents
12459:Airfields
12233:Transport
12102:LGM-30A/B
11447:Aerospace
11439:Strategic
11381:Refueling
10870:aerospace
10868:Strategic
10725:Divisions
10649:RAF Wyton
10604:Nouasseur
10508:Wurtsmith
10488:Schilling
10484:(unbuilt)
10482:R.I. Bong
10437:Kincheloe
10386:Chennault
10361:Bergstrom
10241:Selfridge
10169:McConnell
10151:Malmstrom
10127:Homestead
10103:Fairchild
10085:Ellsworth
10031:Barksdale
9843:Protector
9609:Squadrons
8591:Divisions
8484:Rockville
8479:Red Cliff
8394:Armstrong
8343:West Mesa
8333:Watertown
8293:Texarkana
8223:Rochester
8218:Red Bluff
8088:Mica Peak
8058:Lewistown
8053:Las Vegas
8043:Lake City
7993:Highlands
7908:Dickinson
7843:Claysburg
7783:Brunswick
7631:Wurtsmith
7551:Selfridge
7531:R.I. Bong
7441:McClellan
7426:Malmstrom
7381:Kincheloe
7356:Homestead
7271:Ellsworth
7266:Ellington
7134:Twentieth
7129:Fifteenth
6305:Wattisham
6295:Thurleigh
6260:Ridgewell
6240:Rackheath
6235:Polebrook
6230:Podington
6150:Kimbolton
6125:Honington
6065:Fersfield
6020:Daws Hill
6000:Chalgrove
5970:Bovingdon
5965:Bottisham
5930:Alconbury
5776:49th Wing
5233:17 August
4771:, p. 110.
4767:Freeman,
4754:Freeman,
4745:, p. 117.
4741:Freeman,
4728:Freeman,
4715:Freeman,
4702:Freeman,
4689:Freeman,
4676:Freeman,
4663:Freeman,
4646:Freeman,
4637:, p. 220.
4633:Freeman,
4620:Freeman,
4607:Freeman,
4585:Freeman,
4572:Freeman,
4559:Freeman,
4535:Freeman,
4522:Freeman,
4509:Freeman,
4423:Freeman,
4410:Johnson,
4384:Freeman,
4371:Freeman,
4319:Freeman,
4306:Johnson,
4258:Freeman,
4245:Freeman,
4156:Freeman,
4115:Citations
4053:Rhineland
4034:Campaigns
3326:data link
3254:176th FIS
3145:RMS
2999:Freeman,
2653:Rat Racer
2539:Lady Jane
1964:Lt. Col.
1659:Wittstock
1586:parachute
1494:Stirlings
1312:Osnabrück
1181:Luftwaffe
1072:Household
1064:Fairbank
1041:GROUNDHOG
650:Stratford
540:RMS
202:commander
152:, Arizona
13970:Eleventh
13252:Commands
13159:Eleventh
12514:Commands
12117:LGM-118A
12060:Missiles
12019:Fighters
10654:Zaragoza
10589:Torrejón
10539:Boulhaut
10517:overseas
10417:Griffiss
10376:Carswell
10356:Amarillo
10340:inactive
10338:former /
10281:overseas
10265:Whiteman
10259:Westover
10235:Sheppard
10061:Columbus
10055:Cape Cod
10019:Andersen
9868:Watchman
9853:Searcher
9798:Guardian
9760:Missiles
9671:Fighters
9092:Fighter
8864:Fighter
8844:Syracuse
8804:Portland
8789:New York
8464:Melville
8454:Langanes
8444:Kamloops
8439:Hopedale
8387:Overseas
8278:Snelling
8228:Rockport
8113:Moriarty
8063:Lockport
7953:Fort Lee
7943:Fordland
7918:Eldorado
7893:Cut Bank
7853:Colville
7828:Chandler
7813:Cape Cod
7704:Stations
7672:McAndrew
7667:Keflavik
7645:Overseas
7621:Westover
7521:Portland
7511:Peterson
7396:Lackland
7391:Kirtland
7386:Kingsley
7376:Key West
7361:Hurlburt
7346:Hamilton
7336:Griffiss
7216:Amarillo
7109:Eleventh
6395:Commands
6348:Ie Shima
6315:Wendling
6300:Tibenham
6270:Shipdham
6265:Seething
6245:Ramsbury
6200:Metfield
6170:Lavenham
6110:Hardwick
6070:Fowlmere
5913:Stations
5715:Sheppard
5710:Randolph
5695:Laughlin
5690:Lackland
5680:Holloman
5665:Columbus
5404:Archived
5367:27 April
5039:Archived
4900:, p. 118
4896:Maurer,
4871:Maurer,
4816:Maurer,
4803:Maurer,
4667:, p. 487
4589:, 98–99.
4513:, 50–53.
4477:15 March
4344:17 March
4160:, p. 242
4131:, p. 120
4127:Maurer,
4079:See also
4047:Normandy
3905:Luke AFB
3884:Michigan
3802:Stations
3016:Archived
2990:SOURCES:
2969:captured
2827:Holy Joe
2676:Ole Cock
2481:1st Lt.
2288:1st Lt.
2009:All Hell
1905:and the
1657:), near
1482:Deventer
1308:Big Week
1098:Pantile
1058:Platform
1047:ASHLAND
1027:POSTGATE
1024:WOODFIRE
1021:KEYWORTH
834:sky blue
800:roundels
597:Japanese
309:Overview
210:Insignia
157:Motto(s)
115:squadron
13975:Twelfth
13950:Seventh
13634:Fighter
13164:Twelfth
13139:Seventh
12715:Fighter
12377:Emblems
12185:Tankers
12132:PGM-19A
12127:PGM-17A
12112:LGM-30G
12107:LGM-30F
12092:AGM-129
11985:Command
11922:Bombers
11913:systems
11860:Fighter
11852:(3/46*)
11846:(3/46*)
11840:(3/46*)
11834:(3/46*)
11828:(3/46*)
11822:(3/46*)
11816:(3/46*)
11786:(3/46*)
11780:(10/46)
11774:(3/46*)
11768:(10/46)
11762:(3/46*)
11750:(10/46)
11242:Missile
11169:Fighter
10634:U-Tapao
10432:Kearney
10406:Glasgow
10320:(USAFE)
10314:(USAFE)
10308:(USAFE)
10302:(PACAF)
10290:(USAFE)
10205:Patrick
10175:McGuire
10163:McChord
10153:(AFGSC)
10145:MacDill
10133:Lincoln
10121:Grissom
10099:(AFGSC)
10081:(PACAF)
10079:Eielson
10051:(AFSOC)
10043:Bolling
10025:Andrews
10021:(PACAF)
9848:Scanner
9838:Pickett
9833:Outpost
9828:Lookout
9823:Locator
9638:systems
8839:Stewart
8834:Spokane
8824:Seattle
8799:Phoenix
8744:Detroit
8739:Chicago
8717:Sectors
8555:Iceland
8529:Defense
8449:La Scie
8368:Woomera
8358:Winslow
8338:Waverly
8313:Topsham
8308:Tonopah
8193:Palermo
8178:Othello
8173:Osceola
8133:Naselle
8108:Montauk
8033:Klamath
8023:Kingman
8018:Killeen
8008:Joelton
7978:Guthrie
7958:Fortuna
7928:Finland
7823:Caswell
7803:Cambria
7798:Calumet
7753:Bedford
7728:Almaden
7606:Vincent
7596:Tyndall
7571:Stewart
7466:Mitchel
7451:McGuire
7436:McChord
7416:MacDill
7351:Hancock
7331:Grenier
7321:Glasgow
7291:Fairfax
7276:England
7261:Edwards
7236:Dobbins
7114:Twelfth
7089:Seventh
6833:Fighter
6500:Fighter
6358:Futenma
6335:Okinawa
6285:Sudbury
6190:Membury
6175:Leiston
6085:Goxhill
6080:Glatton
6045:Duxford
5720:Tyndall
5705:Maxwell
5685:Keesler
5012:6 March
4650:, 110;
4249:, p. 10
3413:Lineage
3374:(later
3310:42d FIS
3272:of the
3270:136 FIS
3256:of the
1943:Credits
1901:of the
1767:61st FS
1678:Parchim
1566:Eggebek
1401:Hasselt
1086:C Group
1081:Subway
1069:B Group
1055:Whippet
1038:HALSTED
1035:B Group
997:61st FS
828:blue" (
708:Gourock
498:Origins
429:History
328:Mission
317:, NE).
200:Current
52:Country
13955:Eighth
13935:Fourth
13925:Second
13335:Groups
13144:Eighth
13124:Fourth
13114:Second
12601:Groups
12097:HGM-16
12087:AGM-86
12082:AGM-84
12077:AGM-69
12072:AGM-28
12067:ADM-20
11911:weapon
11892:(1/47)
11875:(2/47)
11869:(6/47)
11810:(8/46)
11804:(8/46)
11798:(7/47)
11792:(8/46)
11756:(8/46)
11744:(7/47)
11717:Groups
11698:4321st
11693:4258th
11688:4252nd
11683:4245th
11678:4241st
11673:4239th
11668:4238th
11663:4228th
11658:4170th
11653:4158th
11648:4157th
11643:4141st
11638:4138th
11633:4137th
11628:4136th
11623:4135th
11618:4134th
11608:4130th
11603:4128th
11598:4126th
11578:4081st
11573:4080th
11568:4047th
11553:4039th
11548:4038th
11543:4026th
11533:3970th
11528:3960th
11523:3920th
11518:3918th
11510:MAJCOM
10859:4310th
10503:Walker
10498:Turner
10457:Mather
10447:Loring
10442:Larson
10422:Hunter
10381:Castle
10326:(USSF)
10300:Kadena
10273:(AFMC)
10261:(AFRC)
10255:(USSF)
10247:Travis
10237:(AETC)
10225:(AFMC)
10223:Robins
10207:(USSF)
10199:Offutt
10193:Nellis
10159:(AFRC)
10141:(AETC)
10129:(AFRC)
10123:(AFRC)
10109:Forbes
10093:(AFMC)
10063:(AETC)
10057:(USSF)
10049:Cannon
10045:(AFDW)
10015:(AETC)
9995:MAJCOM
9991:active
9863:Tracer
9782:CIM-10
9772:AIM-26
9662:EC-121
9636:weapon
9532:4756th
9527:4750th
9522:4735th
9517:4734th
9502:4731st
9497:4730th
9492:4729th
9487:4728th
9482:4727th
9472:4721st
9467:4700th
9462:4676th
9457:4620th
9452:4606th
9086:Groups
9077:4780th
9072:4756th
9062:4751st
9057:4750th
9052:4711th
9047:4710th
9042:4709th
9037:4708th
9032:4707th
9027:4706th
9022:4705th
9017:4704th
9002:4700th
8992:4628th
8987:4627th
8982:4625th
8977:4624th
8967:4621st
8962:4620th
8749:Duluth
8734:Boston
8729:Bangor
8570:Fourth
8538:Forces
8489:Saglek
8474:Ramore
8459:Latrar
8378:Zapata
8323:Wadena
8273:Shemya
8238:Roslyn
8168:Opheim
8158:Olathe
8078:Madera
8068:Lufkin
7933:Finley
7923:Empire
7888:Custer
7883:Curlew
7858:Condon
7773:Blaine
7768:Benton
7738:Antigo
7733:Alpena
7611:Walker
7586:Travis
7581:Tinker
7541:Robins
7506:Perrin
7496:Oxnard
7486:O'Hare
7481:Norton
7406:Larson
7401:Laredo
7371:Imeson
7366:Hunter
7341:Gunter
7316:George
7311:Geiger
7296:Fallon
7251:Duluth
7094:Eighth
7074:Fourth
7064:Second
6540:Groups
6363:Yontan
6353:Kadena
6310:Watton
6255:Raydon
6145:Keevil
6140:Ibsley
6130:Horham
6120:Hethel
6030:Debden
6025:Debach
5980:Bungay
5975:Boxted
5960:Bodney
5945:Atcham
5835:Groups
5625:Second
5522:
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5178:
5159:
5140:
5099:(1956)
4706:, 118.
4693:, 219.
4680:, 230.
4624:, 107.
4611:, 106.
4539:, 158.
4375:, 291.
4310:, 123.
4181:11 May
4070:
4001:
3911:
3649:
3320:armed
3179:bomber
2856:Capt.
2833:Capt.
2786:Major
2717:Ann II
2659:Major
2559:Sylvia
2435:Jackie
2325:Pengie
2200:Major
2194:Willie
2177:Capt.
2101:Major
2079:Major
2052:Capt.
1988:Major
1833:Grp HQ
1811:63d FS
1789:62d FS
1682:AR 234
1644:Me 262
1640:Fw 190
1506:Me 262
1490:Arnhem
1486:Lochem
1293:strafe
1256:Bf 110
1189:Fw 190
1165:Ramrod
1160:Circus
1143:Ramrod
1131:Circus
1078:Yorker
1075:Icejug
1007:63d FS
1002:62d FS
971:yellow
830:indigo
807:canopy
792:Fw 190
687:and a
665:Bolero
486:
418:(ANG).
79:
70:Branch
61:
44:Active
13965:Tenth
13960:Ninth
13945:Sixth
13940:Fifth
13930:Third
13920:First
13309:Wings
13245:Units
13154:Tenth
13149:Ninth
13134:Sixth
13129:Fifth
13119:Third
13109:First
13053:Other
12540:Wings
12507:Units
12445:USAAF
12318:Power
12122:SM-62
11909:Major
11844:498th
11838:485th
11832:467th
11826:449th
11820:448th
11814:444th
11808:307th
11802:301st
11715:USAAF
11613:4133d
11593:4123d
11588:4083d
11583:4082d
11563:4043d
11558:4042d
11538:3973d
11500:376th
11495:307th
11490:306th
11473:AFCON
11459:385th
11454:310th
11429:500th
11424:499th
11419:497th
11409:384th
11404:305th
11399:301st
11394:100th
11335:706th
11330:705th
11325:704th
11310:455th
11305:451st
11295:390th
11290:389th
11285:381st
11280:351st
11275:341st
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11232:508th
11227:506th
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11134:456th
11129:454th
11124:450th
11119:449th
11114:416th
11109:410th
11104:397th
11099:380th
11094:379th
11089:340th
11084:320th
11079:319th
10957:Wings
10927:825th
10922:821st
10917:820th
10912:819th
10907:818th
10902:816th
10897:813th
10892:810th
10844:817th
10839:806th
10829:801st
10824:311th
10819:100th
10680:Units
10599:Morón
10569:Goose
10493:Stead
10477:Ramey
10462:McCoy
10452:Lowry
10413:(AAF)
10401:Eaker
10366:Biggs
10348:CONUS
10324:Thule
10296:(USN)
10267:(ACC)
10249:(AMC)
10243:(ANG)
10231:(ACC)
10219:(ANG)
10213:(ANG)
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10201:(ACC)
10195:(ACC)
10189:(ACC)
10183:(ACC)
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10177:(AMC)
10171:(AMC)
10165:(AMC)
10157:March
10147:(AMC)
10135:(ANG)
10117:(AMC)
10111:(ANG)
10105:(AMC)
10091:Eglin
10087:(ACC)
10075:(ACC)
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10069:(ACC)
10039:(ACC)
10037:Beale
10033:(ACC)
10027:(AMC)
10013:Altus
10005:CONUS
9983:Bases
9976:(SAC)
9873:Vigil
9791:Ships
9777:AIR-2
9767:AIM-4
9751:F-106
9746:F-104
9741:F-102
9736:F-101
9657:EB-57
9652:TB-29
9634:Major
9600:566th
9595:565th
9590:564th
9580:546th
9575:545th
9570:544th
9555:541st
9550:540th
9545:505th
9512:4733d
9507:4732d
9477:4722d
9447:858th
9442:827th
9437:780th
9432:778th
9427:765th
9417:751st
9412:701st
9402:678th
9397:665th
9392:637th
9387:575th
9382:568th
9377:567th
9372:566th
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9352:530th
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9337:527th
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9297:515th
9292:514th
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9229:412th
9224:408th
9219:355th
9209:337th
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9189:326th
9184:325th
9067:4752d
9012:4703d
9007:4702d
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8972:4622d
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8926:507th
8921:328th
8916:325th
8858:Wings
8779:Minot
8754:Goose
8575:Tenth
8565:First
8531:units
8213:Pyote
8188:Ozona
8163:Omaha
8103:Minot
8083:Makah
7998:Houma
7988:Havre
7848:Clear
7818:Carmi
7793:Burns
7748:Baker
7723:Aiken
7718:Adair
7711:CONUS
7682:Thule
7662:Goose
7591:Truax
7566:Stead
7501:Paine
7461:Minot
7431:McCoy
7421:March
7256:Eglin
7241:Dover
7221:Beale
7209:CONUS
7202:Bases
7196:(ADC)
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7099:Ninth
7084:Sixth
7079:Fifth
7069:Third
7059:First
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6970:507th
6965:496th
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6614:305th
6609:303rd
6604:301st
6599:100th
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6447:Wings
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5894:USAAF
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5123:7 May
5117:(PDF)
5110:(PDF)
5065:7 May
4963:7 May
4926:7 May
4576:, 96.
4526:, 81.
4262:, 11.
4095:Notes
3357:GAR-1
3314:radar
2721:Lucky
2371:Teddy
2139:15.25
2130:Col.
2090:19.75
2042:Whack
2027:Col.
2013:Lucky
1936:Sqdrn
1929:Pilot
1880:665 ½
1869:157 ½
1827:174 ¼
1805:219 ½
1676:over
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10784:21st
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10774:17th
10769:14th
10764:12th
9726:F-94
9721:F-89
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8934:71st
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8809:Reno
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8673:34th
8658:31st
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8648:29th
8643:28th
8638:27th
8633:26th
8628:25th
8623:24th
8613:21st
8608:20th
8434:Hofn
8373:Yaak
8013:Keno
7616:Webb
7491:Otis
7411:Luke
7027:67th
7022:25th
6991:62nd
6986:60th
6880:78th
6875:56th
6870:55th
6865:48th
6860:31st
6855:20th
6850:14th
6594:97th
6589:96th
6584:95th
6579:94th
6574:93rd
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6564:91st
6559:44th
6554:34th
6522:67th
6517:66th
6512:65th
6486:12th
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5700:Luke
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5501:ISBN
5482:ISBN
5463:ISBN
5444:ISBN
5415:2015
5382:ISBN
5369:2014
5343:ISBN
5319:ISBN
5295:ISBN
5271:ISBN
5248:ISBN
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5213:ISBN
5195:ISBN
5176:ISBN
5157:ISBN
5138:ISBN
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5067:2012
5014:2013
4965:2012
4928:2012
4479:2007
4453:2007
4346:2007
4294:2015
4183:2008
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2236:11.5
2165:14.5
2116:16.5
2063:21.5
2036:22.5
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1839:15 ¼
1836:15 ½
1817:56 ¾
1792:43 ½
1725:Unit
1652:LM-C
1648:JG 7
1629:LM-W
1594:film
1484:and
1471:flak
1230:and
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10984:7th
10979:5th
10887:22d
10877:1st
10799:42d
10759:7th
10754:6th
10749:5th
10744:4th
10732:Air
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9174:82d
9139:53d
9134:52d
9124:33d
9119:32d
9114:23d
9099:4th
9094:1st
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