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The 463rd AFCE (Automatic Flight Control Equipment) Section was also incorporated with the 389th Bomb Group's AFCE Section at Hethel Air Base in Norwich, England. This section designed and built all of its test equipment and mock-ups (with the aid of Sub Depot Engineering). A few of these items include a Gyro Tester, Amplifier Tester, Inverter Tester, and various Control Panels. This group also set up a pilot training program to help improve the bombing accuracy of the group, receiving a letter of commendation from the 389th Commanding Officer. Hethel’s AFCE shop was considered the best of its kind in the 2nd Bomb Division. 463rd Sub Depot AFCE and Bombsight Shop personnel included Warren J. Dart, Edward N. Deck, John N. Durrell, William J. Fitzgerald, John F. Nelson (NCOIC), and Francis M. Pfeffer. W/O Walter K. Schwing was the 463rd’s Assistant Supply Officer.

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