42-37760 Avenger
Delivered Denver 19/8/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-F] Ridgewell 20/9/43; after 6 missions transferred AFSC, 487BG Lavenham; APH & Azon duties at Knettishall /44. AVENGER.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Buckley AFB, Aurora, CO, USA | 19 August 1943 | Delivered USAAF, Denver Field 19/8/43. |
Assigned |
Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK | 20 September 1943 | Assigned 532nd BS, 381st BG, 8AF 20/9/43. |
Other Transferred |
Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK | 4 June 1944 | Transferred to 487th BG Lavenham. 4/6/44. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas, Long Beach. | |
Other Transferred |
Transferred VIII Air Force Support Command. | ||
Other Transferred |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | Transferred to 388BG Aphrodite & Azon duties at Knettishall. |