486th Bomb Squadron
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B-25J-10-NC #43-35954 "Section 8 - Idiot's Delight" Code: 6W
340th Bomb Group - 486th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
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340th Bomb Group
Group
Activated on 20 August 1942. The 340th Bombardment Group trained with B-25's for duty overseas. They arrived in the Mediterranean theater in March 1943. Assigned first to the Ninth Air Force and later (in August 1943) to the Twelfth. Served in combat... -
Twelfth Air Force
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The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before...
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43-35954 Section 8 - Idiot's Delight
B-25 Mitchell
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 January 2022 02:42:19 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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