No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center

Unit

Established as 2902nd Combat Crew Replacement Center Group on 23 August 1943 at Toome. Opened on 20 September 1943 to provide theatre indoctrination to B-26 Marauder crews.



On 21 November 1943 the unit was redesignated No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center and had 32 B-26 Marauders, 4 A-20 Havocs on it's strength. More than 50 crews in training, and despite the transferal of B-26 Marauder units to the 9th Air Force, the 8th Air Force continued to handle combat crew replacement training.



Assigned to VIII Composite Command on 14 February 1944



Assigned to Air Disarmament Command 16 September 1944, and the aircraft flown to Base Air Depots for disposal

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Toome 23 August 1943

Based

Toome 16 September 1944

Encompassing

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 34336934
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center
  • Service Numbers: 33067613 / O-815093
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center
  • Service Numbers: 12139370 / O-762712
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center
  • Service Numbers: 32159746
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Aircraft

A B-26 Marauder (ER-T, serial number 41-18072) of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group at Andrews Field airbase on the 14 May 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Andrews Field, 322BG, 450BS. Lt. N.L. Haltvey on 14/5/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, pp 121-124

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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