B26B 9th AF  386BG/555BS Air War WW2 Portal Spitfire IX of Otto Smik 312 Sq



The 9th AF in the E.T.O.


322nd Bombardment Group

322nd Bombardment Group (M)
'Nye's Annihilators'

Wing & Command Assignments:
Activated 03-1943 with 8th AF 3rd BW
Assigned to IXth AF, 99BW : 12-10-1943

Squadrons :
  • 449th BS 'PN'
  • 450th BS 'ER'
  • 451st BS 'SS'
  • 452nd BS 'DR'


B26B of 450 BS

Combat Aircraft:
B26 Marauder

Stations:
  • Andrews Field, Great Saling, Essex 06-1943
  • A61 Beauvais-Tille (F) 29-09-1944
  • A89 (Le Culot (B), 31-03-1945
Group COs:
  • Lt. Col. Robert M. Stillman 03-1943 to 06-1943
  • Col. Glenn C. Nye 06-1943 to 31-07-1944
  • Col. John S. Samuel to 12-07-1945

Facts:
First Mission: 14-05-1943


Major Awards:



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