No 5 Combat Crew Replacement Center
Unit
Established in December 1943 at Greencastle to train B-24 replacement crews.
Transferred to Cheddington without personnel and equipment on 20 February 1944
Transferred to Watton on 12 April 1944 to provide training for the 8th Reconassiance Wing.
Deactivated 9 August 1944.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Cheddington | 20 February 1944 |
Based |
Watton | 12 April 1944 |
Established |
Greencastle |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 5 Combat Crew Replacement Center Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 5 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 5 Combat Crew Replacement Center
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia