Kingman Army Airfield
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Detailed History
460 Base Headquarters & Air Base Sq 1 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
3018 AAF Base Unit 1 May 44-30 Jun 45
AAF Gunnery School / Flexible Gunnery School 4 Aug 42-30 Jun 45
334 Aviation Sq 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1100 Guard Sq 1 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1120 Flex Gunnery Training Sq/328 Flex Gunnery Training Gp 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1121 Flex Gunnery Training Sq/329 Flex Gunnery Training Gp 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
1122 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 26 Dec 42-29 Feb 44
1123 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 26 Dec 42-30 Apr 44
382 Sub Depot 6 Nov 42-30 Apr 44
536 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-30 Apr 44
537 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 12 Jan 43-29 Feb 44
538 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 12 Jan 43-13 Jan 44
669 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-6 Jun 43
760 Flex Gunnery Training Sq 15 Jan 43-30 Apr 44
763 Flexible Gunnery Training Sq 16 Jan 43-24 Jun 43
384 AAF Band/684 Army Band/684 AAF Band 25 Jan 43-4 Jul 45
31 Altitude Training Unit 10 Apr 43-30 Apr 44
1012 Quartermaster Pltn, Transportation (Air Base) 1 Feb 43-30 Apr 44
Between December 1945 and June 1947, the RFC, War Assets Corporation and the War Assets Administration (disposal function of the RFC was transferred to WAC on January 15, 1946, and to the WAA in March 1946) processed approximately 61,600 World War II aircraft, of which 34,700 were sold for flyable purposes and 26,900, primarily combat types, were sold for scrapping.
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Alice
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stage Door Canteen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Drew
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Messenger
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 364th Fighter Group 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eleanor Maureen : Bermondsey
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron