USAAF UNITS 1942-1945

Explanatory notes:
Groups included here are those based in and around East Anglia between 1942-1945. Some, such as 17thBG existed without UK based aircraft. While this list is not yet complete it is the best that reference information can provide to date.

The Group Id's apply to 8th USAAF and, at this stage include only Bombardment Groups. Note that after 15 April 1944, many Bombardment Groups abandoned squadron codes in favour of colour coding plus the individual aircraft-radio code letter. In all cases there were many exceptions to the rule.

The "Command Assignment" Column includes units which first came under 8thAAF control before transfer. The later Air Division (AD) is given unless the unit was tranferred before the Air Divisions were established, thus BD, BC and ASC are used in these instances.

The American Army Air Forces adopted a similar coding system to that of the RAF. For those unfamiliar with the coding system, two letters were separated from a third by the national Insignia. For example, YN - A, where "YN" was the code and "A" the aircraft identifying letter and usually the radio call sign. For Bombardment Groups the call sign was later repeated on the fin. From 1943 through to the end of the war there were a series of alterations when Groups and then Squadrons were given colour codes in addition to, and sometimes replacing, the fuselage codes. These are not included on this page.

USAAF Staton AAF Numbers

1st Air Division

1st Combat Wing

 
Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn    

91 BG

322 LG

323 OR

324 DF

401 LL

A

B-17

381 BG

532 VE

533 VP

534 GD

535 MS

L

B-17

398 BG

600 N8

601 3O

602 K8

603 N7

W

B-17

40th Combat Wing

92 BG

325 NV

326 JW

327 UX

407 PY

B

B-17

305 BG

364 WF

365 XK

366 KY

422 JJ

G

B-17

306 BG

367 GY

368 BO

369 WW

423 RD

H

B-17

41st Combat Wing

303 BG

358 VK

359 BN

360 PU

427 GN

C

B-17

379 BG

524 WA

525 FR

526 LF

527 FO

K

B-17

384 BG

544 SU

545 JD

546 BK

547 SO

P

B-17

94th Combat Wing

351 BG

508 YB

509 RQ

510 TU

511 DS

J

B-17

401 BG

612 SC

613 IN

614 IW

615 IY

S

B-17

457 BG 748 749 750 751
U
B-17 Id on propeller hubs

482 BG

812 MI

813 PC

814 SI

B-24, B-17 Variable use of codes

RCM

803 (36) R4

B-17, B-24

NLS

422(858)(406) JJ

B-17, B-24

801 BG

36(856)-

406(858)-

788(859) -

850(857) -

B-24, C-47, Mosquito, A-26

67th Fighter Wing

Group Sqn Sqn Sqn  

352 FG

328 PE

486 PZ

487 HO

P-47, P-51

356 FG

359 OC

360 PI

361 QI

P-47, P-51

359 FG

368 CV

369 IV

370 CS

P-47, P-51

364 FG

383 N2

384 5Y

385 5E

P-38, P-51

20 FG

55 KI

77 LC

79 MC

P-38, P-51

2nd Air Division

2nd Combat Wing

Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn    

389 BG

564 YO

565 EE -

566 RR +

567 HP +

C

B-24

445 BG

700 RN

701 MK -

702 WV -

703 IS +

F

B-24

453 BG

732 E3

733 F8 +

734 E8 -

735 H6 -

J

B-24

14th Combat Wing

44 BG

66 QK

67 NB -

68 WQ -

506 GJ +

A

B-24

392 BG

576 CI

577 DC +

578 EC -

579 GC -

D

B-24

491 BG

852 3Q

853 T8 -

854 6X -

855 V2 +

Z

B-24

492 BG

856 5Z

857 9H -

858 9A -

859 X4 +

U

B-24

20th Combat Wing

93 BG

328 GO

329 RE

330 AG

409 YM

B

B-24

446 BG

704 FL

705 HN

706 RT

707 JU

H

B-24

448 BG

712 CT

713 IG

714 EI

715 IO

I

B-24

489 BG

844 4R

845 S4 -

846 8R +

847 T4 -

W

B-24

95th Combat Wing

489 BG

844 4R

845 S4 -

846 8R +

847 T4 -

W

B-24

491 BG

852 3Q

853 T8

854 6X

855 V2

Z

B-24

96th Combat Wing

458 BG

752 7V

753 J4

754 Z5

755 J3

K

B-24

466 BG

784 T9

785 2U

786 U8

787 6L

L

B-24

467 BG

788 X7

789 6A

790 Q2

791 4Z

P

B-24

65th Fighter Wing

Group Sqn Sqn Sqn  

361 FG

374 B7

375 E2

376 E9

P-47, P-51

355 FG

354 WR

357 OS

358 YF

P-47, P-51

4 FG

334 QP

335 WD

336 VF

Spitfire V, P-47, P-51

56 FG

61 HV

62 LM

63 UN

P-47

479 FG

434 L2

435 J2

436 9B

P-38, P-51

5 ERS

5F

P-47, B-17, OA-10A

3rd Air Division

4th Combat Wing

Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn    

94 BG

331 QE

332 XM

333 TS

410 GL

A

B-17

385 BG

548 GX

549 XA

550 SG

551 HR

G

B-17

447 BG

708 CQ

709 IE

710 IJ

711 IR

K

B-17 Codes not used

486 BG

832 3R

833 4N

834 2S

835 H8

O

B-24/B-17

487 BG

836 2G

837 4F

838 2C

839 R5

P

B-24/B-17

13th Combat Wing

95 BG

334 BG

335 OE

336 ET

412 QW

B

B-17

100 BG

349 XR

350 LN

351 EP

418 LD

D

B-17

390 BG

568 BI

569 CC

570 DI

571 FC

J

B-17

45th Combat Wing

96 BG

337 AW

338 BX

339 QJ

413 MZ

C

B-17

388 BG

560 -

561 -

562 -

563 -

H

B-17Codes not used

452 BG

728 M3

729 9Z

730 7D

731 6K

L

B-17

92nd Combat Wing

486 BG

832 3R

833 4N

834 2S

835 H8

O

B-24/B-17

487 BG

836 2G

837 4F

838 2C

839 R5

P

B-24/B-17

93rd Combat Wing

34 BG

4 3L

7 R2

18 8I

391 Q6

S

B-24

385 BG

548 GX

549 XA

550 S4

551 HR

G

B-17

490 BG

848 7W

849 W8

850 7Q

851 S3

T

B-24/B-17

493 BG

860 NG

861 Q4

862 8M

863 G6

X

B-24/B-17

66th Fighter Wing

Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn

55 FG

38 CG

338 CL

343 CY

P-38, P-51

78 FG

82 MX

83 HL

84 WZ

P-38, P-47, P-51

339 FG

503 D7

504 5Q

505 6N

P-51

353 FG

350 LH

351 YJ

352 SX

P-47, P-51

357 FG

362 G4

363 B6

364 C5

P-51

  Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn  

325PW(R)

25 BG

652 YN

653 WX

654 XN

B-17, B-24, Mosquito XVI

VIII BC

27 BG

15 MQ

Boston III

VIII GASC

62 TCG

4 -

7 -

8 -

51 -

C-47

325PW(R)

7 PG

13 ES

14 -

22 G2

27 -

Spitfire, F5A/B/C

 

12th USAAF Units Transferred from 8th

  Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn  

47 BG

84

85

86

97

A-20

1BW

301 BG

32 -

352 -

353 -

419 -

B-17

1BW

97 BG

340 -

341 -

342 -

414 -

B-17 Further Transfer to 15th USAAF

310 BG

379

380

381

428

B-25

319 BG

437

438

439

440

B-26

320 BG

441

442

443

444

B-26

VIII FC

1 FG

27 HV

71 LM

94 UN

P-38 to MTO 9/42

VIII FC

31 FG

307MX

308 HL

309 WZ

Spitfire V

VIII FC

52 FG

2 QP

4 WD

5 VF

Spitfire V to MTO 9/42

VIII FC

14 FG

48 ES

49 QU

P-38 to MTO 9/42

VIII FC

81 FG

91

92

93

P-39, P-400

VIII FC

82 FG

95

96

97

P-38 to MTO 12/42

VIII FC

350 FG

345 ?

346 ?

347 ?

P-39, Spitfire V to MTO 1/43

68 OG

16

111

122

154

P-39

VIII ASC

3 PG

5

12

13

14

F-4, F-5, B-17 to MTO 11/42

VIII GASC

60 TCG

10 -

11 -

12 -

28 -

C-47 to MTO 9/42

VIII GASC

64 TCG

16

17

18

35

C-47 to MTO 9/42

12th USAAF Units

17 BG

34

37

95

432

B-26

 

9th USAAF Units Transferred from 8th

  Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn  

3BW

322 BG

449 PN

450 ER

451 SS

452 DR

B-26

3BW

323 BG

453 VT

454 RJ

455 YU

456 WT

B-26

3BW

386 BG

552 RG

553 AN

554 RU

555 YA

B-26

3BW

387 BG

556 FW

557 KS

558 KX?

559 TQ?

B-26

397 BG

596 X2

597 9F

598 U2

599 6B

B-26

VIII FC

358 FG

365 CH

366 IA

367 CP

P-47

VIII ASC

67 RG

12 ZM

107 AX

109 VX

153 DA?

(Trg) SpitfireVb, L-4, A-20, P-51

VIII ASC

315TCG

34 NM

43 UA

C-47, C-46

9th USAAF Units

  Group Sqn Sqn Sqn Sqn

344 BG

494 K9

495 Y5

496 N3

497 71

B-26

391 BG

572 P2

573 T6

574 4L

575 O8

B-26

394 BG

584 K5

585 4T

586 H9

587 5W

B-26

409 BG

640 W5

641 7G

642 D6

643 5I

A-20

410 BG

644 5D

645 7X

646 8U

647 6Q

A-20

416 BG

668 5H

669 2A

670 F6

671 5C

A-20

354 FG

353 FT

355 GQ

356 AJ

P-51

362 FG

377 E4

378 G8

379 B8

P-47

363 FG

380 ?

381 ?

382 ?

P-51

365 FG

386 ?

387 ?

388 ?

P-47

61 TCG

14

15

53

59

C-47

313TCG

29 Z7

47 N3

48 5X

49 H2

C-47, C-53

314TCG

32 S2

50 2R

61 Q9

62 E5

C-47, C-53

316TCG

36 4C

37 W7

44 6E

45 T3

C-47, C-53

349TCG

23 Q8

312 9E

313 3F

314 LY

C-46

434TCG

71 CJ

72 CU

73 CN

74 ID

C-47

435TCG

75 SH

76 CW

77 IB

78 CM

C-47

436TCG

79 S6

80 7D

81 U5

82 3D

C-47

437TCG

83 T2

84 Z8

85 9O

86 5K

C-47

438TCG

87 3X

88 M2

89 4U

90 Q7

C-47

439TCG

91 L4

92 J8

C-47