2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
Flight
Activated on 1 February 1943 as the 2nd Provisional Gunnery Flight, at Goxhill as part of VIII Fighter Command's fighter training establishment.
Redesignated 2031st Gunnery Flight on 24 February 1943. On 26 August 1943 the unit was redesginated as 2nd Gunnery and Tow Target Flight, it was assigned to VIII Composite Command on 14 February 1944.
The unit was reassigned to VIII Fighter Command on 29 September 1944, and then on 18 November 1944 assigned to the 66th Fighter Wing.
Disbanded in May 1945.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Goxhill | 1 February 1943 - 18 November 1944 |
|
Based |
Leiston | 18 November 1944 |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Service Numbers: 14034959 / T-223118
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: WM
Aircraft
Revisions
Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)