Ninth Air Force

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force) media-36283.jpeg INS 7305 Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 16 September 1943. Formation note: the 9th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Ninth Air Force) was formed on 8 April 1942 at the New Orleans Army Air Base in Louisiana. The Force served as the US Army Middle East Air Force. Medium bombers and fighters of 9th Air Force supported the British 8th Army (Eighth Army) across North Africa. It served in the Italian campaign and was transferred to England in October 1943 where it provided tactical support for the campaigns in North West Europe. It was disbanded 2 December 1945.

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Object Number - INS 7305 - Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the...

Commanding Officers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 2nd Air Division
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force Fighter Command
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (9th Air Force) US Army Middle East Air Force
  • Service Numbers: O-3132
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General 9th Air Force

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Service Numbers: O-678663
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Service Numbers: 38186096
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shanghi Lil
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron Ninth Air Force
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Chief
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fertile Myrtle
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tagalong
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Related videos and documents

  • Media Type: Video
  • Object Number: UPL 37389
  • Description: Video of Mild & Bitter's 100th mission
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 21241
  • Description: 386th BG, 554th BS, B-26 crew of Lt. Donald B. Wren, "CLOUD HOPPER II" aircraft number 4131763 The attached JPG file of the B-26 Wren Crew Photo was...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 37642
  • Description: "The D-Day Pilot and Flight Nurse" by Stephen Pedone, Lt. Col., USAF, Ret, Naples, Florida.

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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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Regular removal of erroneous people and aircraft associations made to record- individual people and aircraft were never directly assigned to the USAAF's Combat Air Forces.

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98th Bombardment Group - Wikipedia

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My Grandfather

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Air Force Combat Units of World War II

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Added Gordon E Batdorf.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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