Ninth Air Force
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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: 32444697
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 15103844
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 19003216
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 14016424
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Revisions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
![A Ground crew-man of the 93rd Bomb Group stands beside a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24147) nicknamed "The Duchess". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press Agency Ltd.' [stamp] Printed caption attached to the reverse: "283882' [Censor no]. 'AIR SER (LIBERATOR) ' [written annotation].'4/11/43 censor' [ written annotation]. 'LIBERATOR'S TRAVELLING CIRCUS ""Travelling Circus"" has become the nickname of the American Liberators on shuttle service. One day they may start from N. African bases , strike](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379208.jpg.webp?itok=V-BmbvDP)
![A fuel drop tank falling from the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 50th Fighter Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for pubication 25 July 1944.' [stamp] and 342803.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'FRANKS WITH TANKS. Ground crew at a 8th Air Force Thunderbolt, P-47 base have various ways of making use of the 108 gallon gas tanks dropped by Thunderbolts. They use theese tanks as wardrobes, sleeping bunks etc. One of the 108 gallon gas tanks falling from a Thunder](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456561.jpg.webp?itok=KIgSMNHe)
