Kingman Army Airfield

Airfield
media-41026.jpeg UPL 41026 Kingman AAF - January 1945

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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: Stage Door Canteen
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Drew
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Messenger
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 364th Fighter Group 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses nicknamed "London Avenger", nicknamed "Bermondsley Battler", nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" and nicknamed "Bermondsley" of the 379th Bomb Group, 15 February 1944. Passed for publication 16 Feb 1944. Censor no: 305411. Handwritten caption on reverse: '16/2/44.' Printed caption on reverse: ' CHRISTENS U.S. FORTRESS BOMBER. Feb. 16th, 1944. As an appreciation of £800,000 raised during Bermondsey's Wings for Victory Week., the people of Bermondsey christened a U.S. Fortress bomber "
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eleanor Maureen : Bermondsey
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lilly Belle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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