9th Air Force
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Command
Constituted as IX Interceptor Command on 19 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Feb 1942. Redesignated IX Fighter Command in May 1942. Moved to Egypt, Nov 1942- Jan 1943. Assigned to Ninth AF. Operated in the Mediterranean area until Sep 1943.
Moved to England, Oct-Nov 1943, for operations in the European theater. Inactivated in Europe on 16 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
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Headquarters
Cited in the Order of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun-30 Sep 1944.
Date | Contributor | Update |
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25 September 2019 14:15:03 | Emily | Changes to unit part of associations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
25 September 2019 14:13:15 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / 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) |