The Mighty Eighth Air Force 14 May 1944 SUNDAY, 14 MAY 1944 EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group, arrives at Wattisham, England from the US with P-38Js; first mission is 26 May. TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 404th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group, stops operating from Ibsley, England with P-47s and returns to base at Bisterne.   1942 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1943 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1944 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1945 JAN  FEB MAR APR MAY JUN  JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Copyright 2011  GK Walker