APPENDIX II
(UNITS, STATIONS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL CODES)
B-24H 41-28654 from the 732nd Bomb Squadron wears the Second Air Division tail markings (Circle J), denoting this Liberator is from the 453rd Bomb Group. The bomber is flying home after attacking the Achmer and Handorf airfields in Germany on Feb. 21, 1944. USAAF
SECOND AIR DIVISION TAIL SYMBOL: CIRCLE
(Fuselage codes shown in parentheses)
2nd Combat Wing
389th Bomb Group—Circle C
Hethel
564th (YO), 565th (EE), 566th (RR), 567th (HP) Squadrons
445th Bomb Group—Circle F
Tibenham
700th (RN), 701st (MK), 702nd (WV), 703rd (IS) Squadrons
453rd Bomb Group —Circle J
Old Buckenham
732nd (E3), 733rd (F8), 734th (E8), 735th (H6) Squadrons
14th Combat Wing
44th Bomb Group—Circle A
Shipdham
66th (WQ), 67th (NB), 68th (GJ), 506th (QK) Squadrons
392nd Bomb Group—Circle D
Wendling
576th (CI), 577th (DC), 578th (EC), 579th (GC) Squadrons
491st Bomb Group—Circle Z (on wings)
North Pickenham
852nd (3Q), 853rd (T8), 854th (6X), 855th (V2) Squadrons
492nd Bomb Group—Circle U (on wings)
North Pickenham (until Aug. 7, 1944, then disbanded and unit numbers used by the 801st/492nd Carpetbaggers, which flew covert missions from Harrington)
856th (5Z), 857th (9H), 858th (9A), 859th (X4) Squadrons
28th Combat Wing
93rd Bomb Group—Circle B
Hardwick
328th (GO), 329th (RE), 330th (AG), 409th (YM) Squadrons
446th Bomb Group—Circle H
Bungay
704th (FL), 705th (HN), 706th (RT), 707th (JU) Squadrons
448th Bomb Group—Circle I
Seething
712th (CT), 713th (IG), 714th (EI), 715th (IO) Squadrons
489th Bomb Group—Circle W (on wings)
Halesworth (until November 1944 when sent stateside)
844th (4R), 845th (S4), 846th (8R), 847th (T4) Squadrons
96th Combat Wing
458th Bomb Group—Circle K
Horsham St. Faith
752nd (7V), 753rd (J4), 754th (Z5), 755th (J3) Squadrons
466th Bomb Group—Circle L
Attlebridge
784th (T9), 785th (2U), 786th (U8), 787th (6L) Squadrons
467th Bomb Group—Circle P
Rackheath
788th (X7), 789th (6A), 790th (Q2), 791st (4Z) Squadrons
FIGHTER GROUPS
65th Fighter Wing
4th Fighter Group
Debden
334th (QP), 335th (WD), 336th (VF) Fighter Squadrons
56th Fighter Group
Halesworth (to April 5, 1944), Boxted
61st (HV), 62nd (LM), 63rd (UN) Fighter Squadrons
355th Fighter Group
Steeple Morden
354th (WR), 357th (OS), 358th (YF) Fighter Squadrons
361st Fighter Group
Bottisham (to September 25, 1944), Little Walden
374th (B7), 375th (E2), 376th (E9) Fighter Squadrons
479th Fighter Group
Wattisham
434th (L2), 435th (J2), 436th (9B) Fighter Squadrons
496th Fighter Group (Fighter Trainer Group)
Goxhill, Halesworth
554th (B9), 555th (C7) Squadrons