8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Supermarine Spitfire BM371 WZ-R 309FS, 31FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units
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31st Fighter Group
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat... -
67th Observation Group
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107th Reconnaissance Squadron
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309th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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BM371
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BM371 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 February 2016 12:36:04 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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http://spitfiresite.com/2008/12/wz-r-309th-fighter-squadron.html |
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