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| |'''Aircraft:''' Douglas A-20 Boston/ Havoc: 1941-45 <br/> | | |'''Aircraft:''' Douglas A-20 Havoc: 1941-45 <br/> |
| Douglas A-24 Banshee (SBD Dauntless); 1941, 1942 <br/> | | Douglas A-24 Banshee: 1941, 1942 <br/> |
| North American B-25 Mitchell: 1942-1944<br/> | | North American B-25 Mitchell: 1942-1944<br/> |
| Douglas A-26 Invader : 1945-1956<br/> | | Douglas A-26 Invader : 1945-1956<br/> |
Latest revision as of 05:11, 8 October 2019
| 3rd Bombardment Group
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| Air Force: 5th Air Force
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| Division: V Bomber Command
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Wing: 3rd Bombardment Wing (1932-1940)
17th Bombardment Wing (1940-1941)
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| Active: 1932-Present
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| Theater Pacific
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Motto: Non Solum Armis
(Not through arms alone)
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Aircraft: Douglas A-20 Havoc: 1941-45
Douglas A-24 Banshee: 1941, 1942
North American B-25 Mitchell: 1942-1944
Douglas A-26 Invader : 1945-1956
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| COMMANDERS
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Group CO:
Col John C McDonnell: Sep 1938
Lt Col R G Breen: Nov 1940
Lt Col Paul L Williams: Dec 1940
Lt Col Phillips Melville: 18 Aug 1941
1st Lt Robert F Strickland: 19 Jan 1942
Col John H Davies: 2 Apr 1942
Lt Col Robert F Strickland: 26 Oct 1942
Maj Donald P Hall: 28 Apr 1943
Lt Col James A Downs: 20 Oct 1943
Col John P Henebry: 7 Nov 1943
Lt Col Richard H Ellis: 27 Jun 1944
Col John P Henebry: 30 Oct 1944
Col Richard H Ellis: 28 Dec 1944
Col Charles W Howe: 1 May 1945
Lt Col James E Sweeney: 7 Dec 1945
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| MAIN BASES
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Air fields:
Barksdale Field, La: 28 Feb 1935
Savannah, Ga: 6 Oct 1940-19 Jan 1942
Brisbane, Australia: 25 Feb 1942
Charters Towers, Australia: 10 Mar 1942
Port Moresby, New Guinea: 28 Jan 1943
Dobodura, New Guinea: 20 May 1943
Nadzab, New Guinea: 3 Feb 1944
Hollandia, New Guinea: 12 May 1944
Dulag, Leyte: 16 Nov 1944
San Jose, Mindoro: c. 30 Dec 1944
Okinawa: 6 Aug 1945
Atsugi, Japan: c. 8 Sep 1945
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