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The Mighty Eighth 29 September 1942 |
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TUESDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 1942 EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) Eighth Air Force: US pilots who had been members of the 3 RAF Eagle Squadrons (Numbers 71, 121 and 133 Squadrons) are taken over by the VIII Fighter Command and organized into the 4th Fighter Group as the 334th, 335th and 336th Fighter Squadrons; the group HQ and all squadrons move from Bushey Hall to Debden, England with Spitfires. |
