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97th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)
The 97th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with 9th Bombardment Division, at Camp Shanks, New York, where it was inactivated on 11 October 1945. History The wing was activated in late November 1943 at Marks Hall, England. It was assigned three Douglas A-20 Havoc groups in the spring of 1944 and conducted combat missions from April 1944 until VE Day. In late 1944 and early 1945, its groups converted to the more capable Douglas A-26 Invader. In October 1945 the wing returned to the United States and was inactivated.Maurer, ''Combat Units'', p. 413 Lineage * Constituted as the 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) on 2 November 1943 : Activated on 12 November 1943 : Redesignated 97th Combat Bombardment Wing, Light in July 1944 : Redesignated 97th Bombardment Wing, Medium in June 1945 : Inactivated on 11 October 1945 Assignments * 9th Bombardment Division, 12 November 1943 – 11 October 1945 Stations * Marks Hall, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninth Air Force - Emblem (World War II)
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Group (military Aviation Unit)
A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches of a national defence force. Air groups vary considerably in size and status, but generally take two forms: * A unit of two to four squadrons, commanded by a lieutenant colonel, colonel, commander, naval captain or an equivalent rank. The United States Air Force (USAF), ''groupes'' of the French ''Armée de l'air'', ''gruppen'' of the German ''Luftwaffe'', United States Marine Corps Aviation, British Fleet Air Arm and some other naval air services usually follow this pattern. * A larger formation, often comprising more than 10 squadrons, commanded by a major general, brigadier general, commodore, rear admiral, air commodore or air vice-marshal. The air forces of many Commonwealth countries, such as the British Royal Air Force (RAF), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
99th Combat Bombardment Wing
The 44th Air Division, Bombardment was redesignated as a division on 16 April 1948, when it was at Brooks Field (later, Brooks Air Force Base), Texas, under the 14th Air Force, then transferred to the 12th Air Force on 1 July 1948. History World War II The unit started as the 44th Bombardment Wing, conducting medium bomber training in the United States. It deployed to the European Theater of Operations in the summer of 1943, but before it could being combat operations, was redesignated in November 1943 as the 99th Bombardment Wing and assigned to the new IX Bomber Command, the medium bombardment component of the revamped Ninth Air Force. Its subordinate units attacked enemy airfields in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands between December 1943 and February 1944. Beginning in March 1944, they bombed rail road and highway bridges, oil tanks, and missile sites in preparation for the invasion of Normandy. Its subordinate units supported the Allied offensive at Caen, France, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
410th Bombardment Group
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409th Bombardment Group
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Sandaucourt
Sandaucourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Communes of Vosges (department) {{Vosges-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrancy
Arrancy () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy. ''La Bièvre'' stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake. Neighbouring communes and villages Administration List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy Population Culture and heritage Civil heritage The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marchais, Aisne
Marchais () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It takes its name from the Latin 'mercasius' or marshland. The 16th century Chateau de Marchais is a private residence of the Princes of Monaco, since being acquired in 1854 by Charles III. It was built in the 16th century by Nicolas de Longueval, Comte de Bossut.Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert. ''North-eastern France''. United Kingdom: G. Allen, 1890.Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon. France: Éd. Fleury et Ad. Chevergny, 1863. He was accused of treason, though, and to save his life, he surrendered his castle and lands to Charles, Cardindal of Lorraine. In 1906, Maurice Léger made a prototype helicopter flight at Marchais. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voisenon
Voisenon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Little village, located 39 kilometres south-east from the center of Paris, Voisenon was mainly known for its 12th century abbey, and then for its renowned local figure, Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon, academician and abbot. Still dedicated to cereal growing, it now enjoys the advantages of its nearest city, Melun, while keeping a country-style atmosphere. Inhabitants of Voisenon are called ''Voisenonais''. History Origins The etymology is likely to indicate a Gaulish presence, but no evidence of this has been found yet. Fief and earldom The first mention of the place appears in the 12th century. During the Middle Ages, Voisenon was the Fusée family's fief and was attached to the crown lands of France. The fall The Fusée lost the estate in 1790 and 1791. Contemporary In 1949, the Château du Jard was given to the Association des paralysés de France, and use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Little Walden
Royal Air Force Little Walden or more simply RAF Little Walden is a former Royal Air Force station primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces located north of Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The following units were here at some point: * 56th Fighter Group ( Republic P-47 Thunderbolt) ** 61st Fighter Squadron ** 62nd Fighter Squadron ** 63rd Fighter Squadron * 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Light) * 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) * 361st Fighter Group (P-47/ North American P-51 Mustang) ** 374th Fighter Squadron ** 375th Fighter Squadron 375th may refer to: *375th Air Mobility Wing, unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Eighteenth Air Forcestationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois *375th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit * 375th Fighter Squadro ... ** 376th Fighter Squadron * 409th Bombardment Group (Ninth Air Force) * 493rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) ( Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress) ** 860th Bombardment Squadron ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United States Air Force aircraft served in Southeast Asia until 1969. It was a fast aircraft capable of carrying a large bomb load. A range of guns could be fitted to produce a formidable ground-attack aircraft.Wheeler 1992, p. 82. A redesignation of the type from A-26 to B-26 led to confusion with the Martin B-26 Marauder, which first flew in November 1940, some 20 months before the Douglas design's maiden flight. Although both aircraft were powered by the widely used Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder, double-row radial engine, they were completely different and separate designs, with some 5,300 Marauders produced to 2,503 Invaders. Design and development The A-26 was D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last shots fired on the 11th. Russia and some former Soviet countries celebrate on 9 May. Several countries observe public holidays on the day each year, also called Victory Over Fascism Day, Liberation Day or Victory Day. In the UK it is often abbreviated to VE Day, or V-E Day in the US, a term which existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory. The end of all combat actions was specified as 23:01 Central European Time, which was already 9 May in eastern Europe, and thus several former Soviet bloc countries including Russia and Belarus, as well as some former Yugoslav countries like Serbia, celebrate Victory Day on 9 May. History Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, had committed suicide on 30 April du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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