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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P-51D 44-13699 OS-D GI Jive. Crew Chief S-Sgt. Hartsough seen on the wing admiring the artwork on GI Jive.
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Units
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1st Scouting Force
Squadron
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Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
Squadron
Formed by Col. Peaslee following presentation of his theory to Gen. Doolittle. The purpose of the Scouting Force concept was for experienced, tour expired lead bomber pilots, escorted by volunteer fighter pilots, to fly ahead of bomber formations to...
Aircraft
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44-13699 'G.I.Jive'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF. Transferred to Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX). Transferred to 1st Scouting Force.
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| 03 July 2016 21:29:21 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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