The Mighty Eighth - Tuesday 28 July 1942

TUESDAY, 28 JULY 1942

8th Air Force): HQ VIII Fighter Command
opens at Bushey Hall, England following move from temporary HQ at High
Wycombe. Brigadier General Frank O'D Hunter, designated Commanding General
VIII Fighter Command on 14 May in the US, assumes command in England.
HQ VIII Ground Air Support Command, Brigadier General Robert C Candee,
Commanding General, arrives at Bushy Park, England from the US. General
Candee announces staff assignments and begins the organization of his
command in the UK.