18 August 1942

The Mighty Eighth  18 August 1942

 

TUESDAY, 18 AUGUST 1942

ETO (8th AF): Units arriving in England from the US: HQ 14th Fighter Group at
Atcham; HQ 64th Troop Carrier Group and 16th, 17th, 18th and 35th Troop
Carrier Squadrons at Ramsbury with C-47s; HQ 92d Bombardment Group (Heavy)
and 325th, 326th, 327th and 407th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) at Bovingdon
with B-17s (they will fly some combat missions while training replacement
crews, Aug 42-Jan 43); 32d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 301st Bombardment
Group (Heavy), at Chelveston with B-17s (first mission is 2 Oct).

 

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