Frederick Anderson
Military | General | Commanding General | 95th Bomb Group
Formerly senior pilot and CG of 4th Bomb Wing at Marks Hall from May 1943. Then appointed CG VIII BC 1 July 1943 to January 1944.
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Command
VIII Bomber Command was constituted and activated in 1942. It oversaw heavy bombardment operations until February 1944, when it was redesginated as the 8th Air Force.
Constituted as VIII Bomber Command on 19 Jan 1942. Activated in the US on 1 Feb 1942. An advanced detachment was established in England on 23 Feb and units began arriving from the US during the spring of 1942. The command conducted the heavy bombardment operations of Eighth AF from 17 Aug 1942 until early in 1944. Redesignated Eighth AF on 22 Feb 1944.
Military | General | Commanding General | 95th Bomb Group
Formerly senior pilot and CG of 4th Bomb Wing at Marks Hall from May 1943. Then appointed CG VIII BC 1 July 1943 to January 1944.
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Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding General, 8th Air Force
Commanding General of 8th AF 1 December 1942 to 5 January 1944. Following that, Eaker was given command of all Allied air forces in the MTO, and in April 1945 became Deputy CG of the USAAF. Retired July 1947.
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Military | General | Commanding General
Became Commanding General of 12th AF September 1942; Commanding General of Northwest African Strategic Air Force March 1943; assumed command of 15th AF November 1943; Commanding General of 8th Air Force 6 January 1944 to 9 May 1945. Medal Of Honor for...
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General, 8th Air Force Bomber Command
Formerly command pilot. CG VIII Bomber Command 2 December 1942 to 30 June 1943.
Awards: SS, WWII Victory, EAME, CBE (Commander British Empire).
8th Air Force Headquarters opened in London under the command of General Carl A Spaatz on 19 June 1942. It oversaw all Commands, Wings and Groups engaged in the Strategic Bombing Campaign until February 1944, when it became US Strategic Air Forces in...
Command
Headquarters VIII Bomber Command was established on 23 February 1942, General Ira Eaker was placed in charge, having arrived in the UK two days earlier with 6 Staff Officers. They were assigned to Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe in April 1942.
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Wing
One of four original bombardment wings of the Eighth Air Force, the 3rd Bomb Wing comprised four groups of B-26 Marauder medium bombers by September 1943, as part of VIII Air Support Command.
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Wing
The First Bomb Wing arrived in the UK in July 1942. The wing command became the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943, while the wing was retitled the 1st Combat Bomb Wing.
Wing
The 2nd Bomb Wing arrived in the UK in July 1942. The wing command became the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943, while the wing was retitled the 2nd Combat Bomb Wing.
Wing
Platoon
Activated at Bradley Field, CT, 1 July 1943, per Order #245
Arrived in Liverpool, England on 20 October 1943.
Reorganzied on 24 August 1944 under T/O&E 5-500 w/changes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 dated 31 July 1944.
Platoon
On 24 April 1944, two firefighters were killed when the aircraft they were flying crashed and burned a short distance from the fire station.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57 B...
2 June 1944
Operations on this day were specified for D minus 3 by the Overall Air Plan as modified by Headquarters A.E.A.F. All objectives were located in the Pas de Calais (Fortitude) area, the attacks having as their purpose deception of the enemy as to the...
27 February 1945
1,107 bombers and 745 fighters are dispatched to hit road and rail communications at Halle and Leipzig using H2X radar
27 February 1945
1,107 bombers and 745 fighters are dispatched to hit road and rail communications at Halle and Leipzig using H2X radar
19 March 1945
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | High Wycombe | 1942 – 22 February 1944 |
Established | Langley Army Airfield | 1 February 1942 |
Redesignated 8th Air Force | High Wycombe | 22 February 1944 |
Military | General | Commanding General | 95th Bomb Group
Formerly senior pilot and CG of 4th Bomb Wing at Marks Hall from May 1943. Then appointed CG VIII BC 1 July 1943 to January 1944.
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Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding Officer; Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Commanded 97th BG from 31 July 1942 to 27 September 1942.
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Military | Captain | Statistical Control Officer
When stationed at Bushey Park, London HQ USAF, Looked up one day and saw the king of England coming in an old Rolls Royce.
Military | Colonel | Chief of Supply
Beasley was one of 6 staff officers to accompany General Eaker to England in February 1942. He was commissioned into the military after working as an executive of Lockheed Aircraft Company.
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Military | Major | Bombardier
My father flew 29 missions with the James S. Seamans' Crew. The nickname for the crew was Seamans' Demons. He was lead bombadier on several if not most missions. He was a good man whom I loved very much. He told me stories of his missions and escapades...
Military | Colonel | Aerial Observer | 303rd Bomb Group
Military
WAC from 1942 to 1945
Military | Technical Sergeant | Co-Pilot
7 June 1943 emergency landing in B24 42-40615 in Iceland
Military | Colonel | Armament Officer
Flew with 8th out of Sav'h Ga in April 1942 under orders of Arnold. Joined AAF in 1937
Military | Wing Commander | Pilot / Wing and later Group commander
Took command of Debden Wing [3 x Eagle Sqn]
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Accepted: 3 May 1944
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 10/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Grenier 31/5/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; Aborted mission due to #1 engine failure, Hamm 7/1/45 with Peder Lansen, crash landed base (pilot error); Salvaged. FEARLESS FOSDICK.
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04 September 2019 11:02:39 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description and commanding officers associations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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04 September 2019 10:50:08 | Emily | Changes to unit part of associations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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13 August 2019 14:47:20 | Emily | Changes to stations |
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08 April 2017 14:57:27 | ann mcelhaney | Changes to person associations |
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Ann Warren McElhaney; annmclpc@aol.com |
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10 March 2016 01:50:21 | Jameswbrice | Changes to media associations |
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James W Brice |
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02 March 2015 15:43:11 | Lucy May | Changes to type and stations |
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Added High Wycombe as a base using Philip Grinton's 21 June 1943 listing as a source. |
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27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |