451st Bomb Group
Group
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Gioia del Colle
Military site : airfield
Detailed history
During World War II the air base was captured by the British Eighth Army in October 1943 and used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force and Fifteenth Air Forces. It was known as Gioia del Colle Airfield by the Americans. Known combat units operating from the airfield were:
1st Fighter Group, 8 December 1943-8 January 1944, P-38 Lightning
57th Fighter Group, 25–30 September 1943, P-40 Warhawk
451st Bombardment Group, 10 January-5 March 1944 B-24 Liberator
The airfield was also used by troop carrier units working with British paratroopers (8th Troop Carrier Squadron) and also by Air Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot. (41st/38th Air Depot). It was turned over to the Allied Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force (Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) in September 1945.
English Heritage's record description
Not yet known
Service
Units
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464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group ... -
1st Fighter Group
Group
The 1st Fighter Group were initially deployed to Britain in the summer of 1942 as part of Operation Bolero. After shuttling through a number of different bases in the UK, the Group was reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force in September 1942 and supported... -
57th Fighter Group
Group
The group was first activated as the 57th Pursuit Group in January 1941, flying P-40 Warhawks as part of the Army Air Corps Northeast Defense Sector (later assigned to the I Fighter Command) at Mitchel Field, New York.[3] It trained in New England and...
People
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Everett Miller
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1056 Twin Engine | 1st Fighter Group
Flight leader 94th FS April 1944 - Jan 1945 5 air kills P-38J s/n 43-28773 #67 "Martha J" Sgt Everett Jacobson-crew chief
Aircraft
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42-7759 Little Butch
B-24 Liberator
Salvaged following the take-off accident in Castelluccio, Italy - 17 May 44. -
42-52520 Com-Batty
B-24 Liberator
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42-52068 The Ugly Duckling
B-24 Liberator
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 November 2016 00:01:14 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date and history |
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