1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
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Brampton Grange
Military site : non-airfield
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Headquarters Squadron1943 Outside front of Brampton Park Officers Mess
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Outside Building 30A Photographic Editing Block, 1st Air Division Headquarters, Brampton Park, Cambridgeshire
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Inside Building 30A Photographic Editing Block, 1st Air Division Headquarters, Brampton Park, Cambridgeshire
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Provisional 1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #1 dated 15 June 1942.
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1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #3 dated 13 August 1942.
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1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #4 dated 19 August 1942
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1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #6 dated 1 December 1942
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1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #2 dated 27 July 1942
The First Air Division HQ was established at the Grange Hotel, Brampton and very quickly became operational on 15th June 1942 under the command of Colonel Claude E Duncan; on 19th August, Brampton was officially activated as the First Bomb Wing Headquarters.
This was also the site of No 16 'Splasher' medium frequency radio beacons used to enable formation assembly in 'solid overcast' weather.
Service
Units
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1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division. -
1st Combat Bomb Wing
Wing
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1st Bomb Wing
Wing
The First Bomb Wing arrived in the UK in July 1942. The wing command became the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943, while the wing was retitled the 1st Combat Bomb Wing. -
18th Weather Squadron
Squadron
Browse 18th Weather Squadron photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/60 -
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1050th Signal Company
Company
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1244th Quartermaster Company
Company
People
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William Archer
Military | Private First Class | Teleprinter Operator
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John Barta
Military | First Lieutenant | DS Far Shore
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John Baxter
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Baxter was dismissed from the USAAF for disobeying a command from Lt Karl Franek to report for flying duty and partake in the mission on 8 October 1943. ... -
Claude Duncan
Military | Brigadier General | Commander
Assumed command of the 1st Bombardment Wing on 27 July 1942. Replaced by Colonel Newton Longfellow on 21 August 1942 per 1st Bombardment Wing General Orders #5 dated 21 August 1942. -
Robert Kleifgen
Military | Captain | Photographer/Assigned Intel photo Operations Echelon 1st Air DivisionHeadquarters | 351st Bomb Group
Loaded cameras on bombers for bombing analysis . Put cameras on the planes for the 351st BG. -
Laurence Kuter
Military | General | Commander
ADC to CG, 8th Air Force 8 - 23 November 1942. ADC to CG, 8th Bomber Command 24 November - 11 December 1943. CG 1st Combat Bomb Wing 1 - 31 December 1942 -
Newton Longfellow
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General, 8th Air Force Bomber Command
Formerly command pilot. CG VIII Bomber Command 2 December 1942 to 30 June 1943. Awards: SS, WWII Victory, EAME, CBE (Commander British Empire). -
John Roth
Military | Private First Class (6th Grade) | 1st Bomb Division Headquarters Reconnaissance Analyst (Photo Section)
"John Henry Roth, Sr., a 67 year resident of Langhorne, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2015 at his home. He was 94 years young. ... -
Robert Travis
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer
Robert was Commander of 41st CBW composed of 303rd, 384th, and the 379th BG. ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:02:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbramptonwyton/aboutus/historyofrafbrampton.cfm Miller, 2007. Roger Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Manual (London, 1991) |
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