406th Fighter Group
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The Group moved in England over the New Year of 1944, setting up home first at Membury and then at Thruxton. The pilots' first mission was a fighter sweep of the French coast in March 1944 and from then until D-Day that June the ground supported Allied...
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Lt William J Gray Jr, was on a dive bombing mission in Germany. On his way back to base after releasing his bomb load, he and his "Yellow" flight members were providing top cover at 7,000 feet for "Red" and "Blue" flights when an enemy truck was...
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30 September 2019 13:13:56 | Emily | Changes to name and known as |
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Changed title as per USAAF Continental Airfields: ETO, D-Day to VE-Day |
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20 August 2015 03:27:54 | Tanks | Changes to latitude and longitude |
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20 August 2015 03:19:10 | Tanks | Created entry with name, number, known as, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date and media associations |
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