Kingman Army Airfield
Airfield
Object Number - UPL 41026 - Kingman AAF - January 1945
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Detailed History
460 Base Headquarters & Air Base Sq 1 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
3018 AAF Base Unit 1 May 44-30 Jun 45
AAF Gunnery School / Flexible Gunnery School 4 Aug 42-30 Jun 45
334 Aviation Sq 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1100 Guard Sq 1 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1120 Flex Gunnery Training Sq/328 Flex Gunnery Training Gp 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1121 Flex Gunnery Training Sq/329 Flex Gunnery Training Gp 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1122 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 26 Dec 42-29 Feb 44
1123 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
382 Sub Depot 6 Nov 42-30 Apr 44
536 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-30 Apr 44
537 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 12 Jan 43-29 Feb 44
538 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 12 Jan 43-13 Jan 44
669 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-6 Jun 43
760 Flex Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-30 Apr 44
763 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 16 Jan 43-24 Jun 43
384 AAF Band/684 Army Band/684 AAF Band 25 Jan 43-4 Jul 45
31 Altitude Training Unit 10 Apr 43-30 Apr 44
1012 Quartermaster Pltn, Transportation (Air Base) 1 Feb 43-30 Apr 44
Between December 1945 and June 1947, the RFC, War Assets Corporation and the War Assets Administration (disposal function of the RFC was transferred to WAC on January 15, 1946, and to the WAA in March 1946) processed approximately 61,600 World War II aircraft, of which 34,700 were sold for flyable purposes and 26,900, primarily combat types, were sold for scrapping.
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Los angeles city limits
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nine-O-Nine
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 323rd Bomb Squadron Headquarters (91st Bomb Group)

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Purdy Baby/Miss Cue/Sister Kate/Rick-O-Shay IV
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron