APPENDIX I
(UNITS, STATIONS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL CODES)
Aircraft of the First Air Division wore the bomb group identification letter in a triangle. Here, B-17G 42-102509 The Liberty Run, of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group (Triangle A), flies one of its first missions. The bomber flew its first mission on April 24, 1944, and was lost almost three months later on July 20 returning from Leipzig, Germany. Flown by 1st Lt. Arthur F. Hultin, the bomber was heavily damaged by flak, setting the wing on fire. The crew parachuted to safety but all were captured. The bomber crashed near Aschaffenburg, Germany. USAAF
FIRST AIR DIVISION TAIL SYMBOL: TRIANGLE
(Fuselage codes shown in parentheses)
1st Combat Wing
91st Bomb Group—Triangle A
Bassingbourn
322nd (LG), 323rd (OR), 324th (DF), 401st (LL) Squadrons
381st Bomb Group—Triangle L
Ridgewell
532nd (VE), 533rd (VP), 534th (GD), 535th (MS) Squadrons
398th Bomb Group—Triangle W
Nuthampstead
600th (N8), 601st (30), 602nd (K8), 603rd (N7) Squadrons
40th Combat Wing
92nd Bomb Group—Triangle B
Podington
325th (NV), 326th (JW), 327th (UX), 407th (PY) Squadrons
305th Bomb Group—Triangle G
Chelveston
364th (WF), 365th (XK), 366th (KY), 422nd (JJ) Squadrons
306th Bomb Group—Triangle H
Thurleigh
367th (GY), 368th (BO), 369th (WW), 423rd (RD) Squadrons
41st Combat Wing
303rd Bomb Group—Triangle C
Molesworth
358th (VK), 359th (BN), 360th (PU), 427th (GN) Squadrons
379th Bomb Group—Triangle K
Kimbolton
524th (WA), 525th (FR), 526th (LF), 527th (FO) Squadrons
384th Bomb Group—Triangle P
Grafton Underwood
544th (SU), 545th (JD), 546th (BK), 547th (SO) Squadrons
94th Combat Wing
351st Bomb Group—Triangle J
Polebrook
508th (YB), 509th (RQ), 510th (TU), 511th (DS) Squadrons
401st Bomb Group—Triangle S
Deenethorpe
612th (SC), 613th (IN), 614th (IW), 615th (IY) Squadrons
457th Bomb Group—Triangle U
Glatton
748th (no fuselage codes, red propeller hubs), 749th (blue), 750th (white), 751st (Yellow) Squadrons
FIGHTER GROUPS
67th Fighter Wing
20th Fighter Group
Kings Cliffe
55th (KI), 77th (LC), 79th (MC) Fighter Squadrons
352nd Fighter Group
Bodney
328th (PE), 486th (PZ), 487th (HO) Fighter Squadrons
356th Fighter Group
Martlesham Heath
359th (OC), 360th (PI), 361st (QI) Fighter Squadrons
359th Fighter Group
East Wretham
368th (CV), 369th (IV), 370th (CS) Fighter Squadrons
364th Fighter Group
Honington
383rd (N2), 384th (5Y), 385th (5E) Fighter Squadrons
495th Fighter Group
Atcham, Cheddington
551st (VM), 552nd (DQ) Fighter Squadrons