513th Electronic Warfare Squadron

53d Wing F-35A Lightning II at Nellis AFB

Active| 1942–1965; 1986–1997; 2010–present
Country|  United States
Branch|  United States Air Force
Role| Electronic Warfare
Part of| Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ| Eglin Air Force Base
Engagements| Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Decorations| Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Insignia
513th Electronic Warfare Squadron emblem[a][1]|
513th Test Squadron emblem[b][2]|
513th Bombardment Squadron emblem[c][3]|

Military unit

The 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

The squadron was formed as the 513th Bombardment Squadron in the Middle East in 1942 to reinforce the Royal Air Force in North Africa with personnel and aircraft diverted from delivery to the China Burma India Theater. The squadron moved forward, eventually being stationed in Italy, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, and was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it converted to Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers, but was inactivated in March 1946.

The squadron was redesignated the 513th Reconnaissance Squadron and activated in 1947 as a weather reconnaissance unit. Except for a brief period of inactivation in the winter of 1948–1949, it continued the reconnaissance mission until February 1951, when it was inactivated and its assets transferred to another squadron.

The squadron returned to the bombardment mission later that year, and upgraded to jet Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers in 1954. It continued to fly the Stratojet until they were phased out of the Air Force inventory, and the squadron was inactivated in 1965. It was redesignated the 513th Test Squadron and activated in 1986, serving in that role until inactivating in 1997. It was activated in its most recent role in 2010.

## Mission

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The role of the squadron is to provide combat-credible mission data to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters, relying on expertise in intelligence analysis, mission data programming, and software development. It also operates a Hardware-in-the-loop test line for verification and validation testing of data. The 513th provides mission data to all United States Air Force, United States Navy, and United States Marine Corps Lightning II aircraft.[4]

## History

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### World War II

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#### Background

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In early 1942, the Afrika Corps was threatening British forces in Egypt. In response, two contingents of American heavy bombers were diverted to support the British. A flight of Consolidated B-24 Liberators being ferried to India was halted from its travel in June and some Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 9th and 436th Bombardment Squadrons were flown to the Middle East from India. On 20 July 1942, these elements were organized into the 1st Provisional Group at RAF Lydda, Palestine.[5]

#### North African operations

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376th Group B-24 Liberator taking off from a Libyan base

On 31 October 1942, the 1st Group was dissolved and replaced by a formal Army Air Forces unit, the 376th Bombardment Group.[6] The 513th Bombardment Squadron was activated as one of its four component squadrons.[1][7] The squadron was originally equipped with a mix of Liberators and Flying Fortresses, but by the end of the year, the B-17s were transferred to Twelfth Air Force and the squadron became an all B-24 unit.[8]

Moving forward to bases in Egypt and Libya, the squadron attacked shipping in the Mediterranean and harbor installations in Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy to cut enemy supply lines to North Africa. After the fall of Tunisia in May 1943, the squadron focused on attacks on aerodromes, marshalling yards, and other objectives in Sicily and Italy, moving forward to Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia in late September. Its actions during these attacks on enemy targets from its activation through August 1943 earned the squadron its first Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC).[1][7]

On 1 August 1943, operating from Benina Airport, Libya, the squadron participated in Operation Tidal Wave, the low level attack on oil refineries near Ploesti, with the squadron's parent group leading the attack formation.[9] As it approached its assigned targets, the lead aircraft realized that an order from the group commander, who had misidentified the initial point, put the group off course.[10] The group attempted an attack on the Romana Americana[11] refinery, its assigned objective from a different direction. By this time, enemy air defenses had been alerted and intense flak forced the unit to attack targets of opportunity. The squadron was awarded its second DUC for this operation.[7]

#### Strategic bombing campaign

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The squadron moved to San Pancrazio Airfield, Italy in November 1943, where it became part of Fifteenth Air Force and would remain until April 1945. It primarily flew long range strategic bombardment missions to targets in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and the Balkans to bomb factories, marshalling yards, oil refineries, oil storage facilities, airdromes, bridges, harbors, and other objectives. On 16 June 1944, it received a third DUC for an attack on oil industry targets in Bratislava. The squadron also provided air support for Operation Shingle, the landings at Anzio and flew interdiction missions to support the Battle of Monte Cassino between February and March 1944. In the fall of 1944, it assisted the Red Army in its advance through the Balkans, and in early 1945, supported Operation Grapeshot, the spring offensive in Northern Italy. The squadron was withdrawn from combat in April 1945 and left Italy for the United States.[1][7]

The squadron arrived at Harvard Army Air Field, Nebraska in May 1945 and began conversion to the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. However the war in the Pacific ended before the squadron was fully trained. After it moved to March Field, California on 1 November, the squadron was not fully manned or equipped. It was inactivated on 28 March 1946,[1] and most of its few resources at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida were absorbed by the 498th Bombardment Group.

### Weather reconnaissance

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The squadron was redesignated the 513th Reconnaissance Squadron and activated at Gravelly Point, Virginia in May 1947. Although the squadron was reassigned to Air Weather Service in September, and to the 308th Reconnaissance Group in October, it was not manned before inactivating on 20 September 1948.[1]

Boeing WB-29A

The squadron was reactivated at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California in August 1949. After drawing its cadre and training with the 2078th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on various models of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the squadron moved to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in November.[1] Air Weather Service reorganized its weather reconnaissance assets at this time, inactivating the 308th Reconnaissance Group,[12] and the squadron was assigned directly to Air Weather Service headquarters. The squadron was inactivated in February 1951,[1] as Air Weather Service again reorganized its reconnaissance units to focus on overseas operations.

### Strategic Air Command

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EB-47E Stratojet in 376th Wing markings

The squadron was redesignated the 513th Bombardment Squadron and reactivated at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas in June 1951. The squadron was again equipped with Superfortress bombers and assigned to the 376th Group. It began training in strategic bombardment in August. However, SAC's mobilization for the Korean War highlighted that SAC wing commanders focused too much on running the base organization and did not spend enough time on overseeing actual combat preparations. To allow wing commanders the ability to focus on combat operations, SAC air base group commanders became responsible for managing the base housekeeping functions. Under the plan implemented in February 1951 and finalized in June 1952, the wing commander focused primarily on the combat units and the maintenance necessary to support combat aircraft by having the combat and maintenance squadrons report directly to the wing and eliminating the intermediate group structures.[13] As a result of this "dual deputy" reorganization, the 376th Group was inactivated and the squadron was assigned directly to the 376th Bombardment Wing in June 1952.[1]

The squadron moved to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana in October. By November 1952, electronic countermeasures (ECM) training began to predominate over bombardment, and by September 1953, ECM had become the unit's primary mission.[1][14] In 1954, the squadron converted to Boeing B-47 Stratojet jet medium bombers. It moved again in 1957, this time to Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. After 1958, Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-47 units began to assume an alert posture at their home base.[15]

During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, SAC dispersed its B-47s on 22 October. Most dispersal bases were civilian airfields with Reserve or Air National Guard units. B-47s were configured for execution of the Emergency War Order as soon as possible after dispersal.[16] On 24 October SAC went to DEFCON 2, placing all aircraft on alert.[17] On 15 November 1/6 of the dispersed B-47s were recalled to their home bases. The remaining dispersed B-47s and supporting tankers were recalled on 24 November. On 27 November SAC returned to normal alert posture.[18] The squadron continued to train in electronic warfare techniques until beginning to phase down for inactivation in March 1965 with the retirement of the Stratojet from SAC's inventory.[1][14]

### Operational test unit

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The squadron was redesignated the 513th Test Squadron and activated at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska on 1 July 1986. The squadron conducted operational test and evaluation of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and support systems. When SAC was disestablished in June 1992, the squadron was transferred to the USAF Air Warfare Center, but continued its mission until inactivated in May 1997.[1]

### Electronic warfare for F-35

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The squadron was redesignated the 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron and activated at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida in April 2010 with an electronic warfare reprogramming mission.[1]

## Lineage

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* Constituted as the 513th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 October 1942

Activated on 31 October 1942
Redesignated 513th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 3 May 1944
Redesignated 513th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 23 May 1945
Inactivated on 31 March 1946

* Redesignated 513th Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Weather on 6 May 1947

Activated on 23 May 1947
Inactivated on 20 September 1948

* Activated on 10 August 1949

Inactivated on 20 February 1951

* Redesignated 513th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 25 May 1951

Activated on 1 June 1951
Discontinued and inactivated on 15 March 1965

* Redesignated 513th Test Squadron on 12 February 1986

Activated on 1 July 1986
Redesignated 513th Engineering and Test Squadron on 15 April 1993
Inactivated on 31 May 1997

* Redesignated 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron on 30 March 2010

Activated on 23 April 2010[1]

### Assignments

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* 376th Bombardment Group, 31 October 1942
* 497th Bombardment Group, 1 November 1945 – 31 March 1946
* 376th Reconnaissance Group, 23 May 1947
* Air Weather Service, 26 September 1947
* 308th Reconnaissance Group, 14 October 1947 – 20 September 1948
* 308th Reconnaissance Group, 10 August 1949
* Air Weather Service, 19 December 1950 – 20 February 1951
* 376th Bombardment Group, 1 June 1951
* 376th Bombardment Wing, 16 June 1952 – 15 March 1965
* Strategic Air Command, 1 July 1986 – 1 June 1992 (attached to SAC Combat Operations Staff)
* USAF Air Warfare Center, 1 June 1992
* 68th Electronic Combat Group, 15 April 1993 – 31 May 1997
* 53d Electronic Warfare Group, 23 April 2010[1]
* 350th Spectrum Warfare Group, 25 June 2021 – present[19]

### Stations

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* RAF Lydda, Palestine, 31 October 1942
* RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt, 8 November 1942
* RAF Gambut, Libya, 10 February 1943
* Soluch Airfield, Libya, 25 February 1943
* Benina Airport, Libya, 16 April 1943
* Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia, c. 26 September 1943

Detachment operated from Benina Airport, Libya, 3–11 October 1943

* San Pancrazio Airfield, Italy, 19 November 1943 – 19 April 1945
* Harvard Army Air Field, Nebraska, 8 May 1945
* Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska, 25 June 1945
* March Field, California, 1 November 1945

* MacDill Field, Florida c. 5 January–31 March 1946
* Gravelly Point, Virginia, 23 May 1947 – 20 September 1948
* Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California, 10 August 1949
* Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 10 November 1949 – 20 February 1951

Detachment operated from Dhahran Airfield, Saudi Arabia, c. 6 March–May 1950

* Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, 1 June 1951
* Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 10 October 1951
* Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, 1 December 1957 – 15 March 1965
* Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1 July 1986 – 31 May 1997
* Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 23 April 2010 – present[1]

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### Aircraft

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* Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1943
* Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945, 1951–1954, 1950–1951
* Boeing RB-29 Superfortress, 1950–1951
* Boeing WB-29 Superfortress, 1950–1951
* Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1950
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster, 1950–1951
* Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1954–1961
* Boeing EB-47 Stratojet, 1961–1965
* Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1992–1997
* Rockwell B-1 Lancer, 1992–1997
* Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1992–1997

### Awards and campaigns

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Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes

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| Distinguished Unit Citation | November 1942-17 August 1943 | North Africa and Sicily, 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Distinguished Unit Citation | 1 August 1943 | Ploesti, Romania, 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Distinguished Unit Citation | 16 June 1944 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1987-30 June 1989 | 513th Test Squadron[1]
| Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 Dec 1994-30 Nov 1996 | 513th Engineering and Test Squadron[1]
| Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 January 1992-31 December 1993 | 513th Engineering and Test Squadron[1]
Campaign Streamer  | Campaign  | Dates  | Notes

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| Air Offensive, Europe | 31 October 1942 – 5 June 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Air Combat, EAME Theater | 31 October 1942 – 11 May 1945 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Egypt-Libya | 31 October 1942 – 12 February 1943 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Tunisia | 12 November 1942 – 13 May 1943 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Sicily | 14 May 1943 – 17 August 1943 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Naples-Foggia | 18 August 1943 – 21 January 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Anzio | 22 January 1944 – 24 May 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Rome-Arno | 22 January 1944 – 9 September 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Central Europe | 22 March 1944 – 18 April 1945 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Normandy | 6 June 1944 – 24 July 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Northern France | 25 July 1944 – 14 September 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Southern France | 15 August 1944 – 14 September 1944 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| North Apennines | 10 September 1944 – 4 April 1945 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Rhineland | 15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1]
| Po Valley | 3 April 1945 – 18 April 1945 | 513th Bombardment Squadron[1] |

## See also

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* List of United States Air Force electronic warfare squadrons
* List of United States Air Force test squadrons
* List of B-1 units of the United States Air Force
* List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force
* List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force
* List of B-29 Superfortress operators
* List of Douglas C-47 Skytrain operators
* Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
* B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces

## References

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### Notes

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Explanatory notes

1. ^ Approved 12 July 1994.
2. ^ Approved 1989.
3. ^ Approved 6 January 1944. Description: Over and through a black diamond, point to base, a gold stylized falcon riding an aerial bomb of the last [color mentioned] toward dexter base.

Citations

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Kane, Robert B. (20 May 2010). "Factsheet 513 Electronic Warfare Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. ^ "Approved insignia for: 513th Test Squadron". from National Archives Catalog. 1989. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 617–618
4. ^ "513th Electronic Warfare Squadron". 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
5. ^ Rust, pp. 11–12
6. ^ Rust, p. 18
7. ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 264–265
8. ^ Rust, p. 20
9. ^ Cruickshank, p. 81
10. ^ Cruickshank, p. 86
11. ^ Cruickshank, Target Table, p. 40
12. ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 182–184
13. ^ Deaile, pp. 175–176
14. ^ a b Ravenstein, pp. 200–202
15. ^ Schake, p. 220 (note 43)
16. ^ Kipp, et al., p. 49
17. ^ Kipp, et al., p. 35
18. ^ Kipp, et al., pp. 53, 61
19. ^ "ACC Activates New Type of Wing, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing". Air Combat Command Public Affairs. 25 June 2021.

### Bibliography

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

* Cruickshank, Earl (June 1944). "The Ploesti Mission of 1 August 1943, USAF Historical Study No. 103" (PDF). Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, Historical Division. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
* Deaile, Melvin G. (2007). The SAC Mentality: The Origins of Organizational Culture in Strategic Air Command 1946–1962. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
* Kipp, Robert; Peake, Lynn; Wolk, Herman. "Strategic Air Command Operations in the Cuban Crisis of 1962, SAC Historical Study No. 90 (Top Secret NOFORN, FRD, redacted and declassified)". Strategic Air Command. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
* Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
* Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
* Rust, Kenn C. (1967). The 9th Air Force in World War II. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc. LCCN 67-16454.
* Schake, Col Kurt W. (1998). Strategic Frontier: American Bomber Bases Overseas, 1950–1960 (PDF). Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. ISBN 978-8277650241. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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* Madna
* Manduria
* Marcianise
* Mondolfo
* Pantanella
* Piagiolino
* Pisa
* Rimini
* Salsosa
* San Giovanni
* San Pancrazio
* San Severo
* Spinazzola
* Sterparone
* Tortorella
* Torremaggiore
* Torretto
* Triolo
* Venosa
* Vincenzo

Units|

| Wings|

* 5th Bombardment
* 47th Bombardment
* 49th Bombardment
* 55th Bombardment
* 304th Bombardment
* 305th Fighter (P)
* 306th Fighter

|

Groups|

| Bombardment|

* 2d Bombardment
* 97th Bombardment
* 98th Bombardment
* 99th Bombardment
* 301st Bombardment
* 376th Bombardment
* 449th Bombardment
* 450th Bombardment
* 451st Bombardment
* 454th Bombardment
* 455th Bombardment
* 456th Bombardment
* 459th Bombardment
* 460th Bombardment
* 461st Bombardment
* 463d Bombardment
* 464th Bombardment
* 465th Bombardment
* 483d Bombardment
* 484th Bombardment
* 485th Bombardment

|

Fighter|

* 1st Fighter
* 14th Fighter
* 31st Fighter
* 52d Fighter
* 82d Fighter
* 325th Fighter
* 332d Fighter

* United States Army Air Forces

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* Second
* Third
* Fourth
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth
* Tenth
* Eleventh
* Twelfth
* Thirteenth
* Fourteenth
* Fifteenth
* Twentieth

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Stations

| Morocco|

* Berguent
* Casablanca
* Guercif
* Louis Gentil
* Marnia
* Médiouna
* Nouasser
* Port Lyautey
* Oujda
* Rabat Sale
* Ras el Ma

|

Algeria|

* Ain M'lila
* Berteaux
* Biskra
* Canrobert
* Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel
* Constantine
* Es Sénia (Oran)
* Maison Blanche (Algiers)
* Matemore
* Montesquieu
* Nouvion
* Orleansville
* Philippeville
* Relizane
* Rerhaia
* Saint-Donat
* Saint-Leu
* Sedrata
* Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat
* Tafaraoui (Oran)
* Tébessa
* Telergma
* Thiersville
* Youks-les-Bains

Tunisia|

* Bizerte
* Dar el Koudia
* Depienne
* Djedeida
* Djilma
* Ebba Ksour
* El Djem
* El Bathan
* Enfidaville
* Goubrine
* Grombalia
* Hergla
* Kairouan
* Korba
* La Marsa
* La Sebala
* Le Sers
* Massicault
* Mateur
* Menzel Temime
* Monastir
* Oudna
* Pont du Fahs
* Protville
* Sainte Marie du Zit
* Souk-el-Arba
* Souk-el-Khemis
* Soliman
* Sousse
* Thelepte

Italy|

* Agrigento (Sicily)
* Bagnoli
* Barcelona LG (Sicily)
* Bari
* Boccadifalco (Sicily)
* Borizzo (Sicily)
* Capodichino (Naples)
* Castel Volturno
* Castelvetrano (Sicily)
* Cassibile (Sicily)
* Cattolica
* Catania (Sicily)
* Cercola
* Comiso (Sicily)
* Ciampino (Rome)
* Cesenatico
* Decimomannu (Sardinia)
* Elmas (Sardinia)
* Falconara
* Fano
* Florence
* Foggia
* Follonica
* Gaudo
* Gerbini (Sicily)
* Gioia
* Grosseto
* Grottaglie
* Iesi
* Le Banca
* Lecce
* Licata (Sicily)
* Manduria
* Marcianise
* Malignano
* Mazzara (Sicily)
* Milazzo (Sicily)
* Messina (Sicily)
* Montalto Di Castro
* Nettuno
* Montecorvino
* Ombrene
* Orbetello
* Paestum
* Pisa
* Pantelleria
* Pignataro Maggiore
* Piombino
* Pomigliano
* Ponte Galeria
* Pontedera
* Pompeii
* Ponte Olivo (Sicily)
* Reggio Calabria
* Rocca Bernardo
* Rosia
* San Pancrazio
* Santa Maria
* Scordia (Sicily)
* Sele
* Serretella
* Tarquinia
* Termini (Sicily)
* Tortorella
* Torrente Comunelli
* Tre Cancello
* Voltone
* Vesuvius

France|

* Aghione (Corsica)
* Amberieu (Y-5)
* Amiens (B-48)
* Clastres (A-71)
* Dijon (Y-9)
* Dôle-Tavaux (Y-7)
* Ghisonaccia (Corsica)
* Gisonochia (Corsica)
* Istres (Y-17)
* La Vallon (Y-18)
* Le Luc
* Luneville (Y-2)
* Loyettes (Y-25)
* Poretta (Corsica)
* Saint-Dizier (A-64)
* Salon de Provence (Y-16)
* Serragia (Corsica)
* Solonzara (Corsica)
* Tantonville (Y-1)
* Toul-Ochey (A-96)

Units

| Commands|

* XII Bomber
* XII Tactical Air
* XXII Tactical Air
* XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)

|

Wings|

* 5th Bombardment
* 42d Bombardment
* 47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)
* 51st Troop Carrier
* 52d Troop Carrier
* 57th Bombardment
* 62d Fighter
* 63d Fighter
* 64th Fighter
* 87th Fighter
* 90th Photographic

Groups|

| Bombardment|

* 2d Bombardment
* 12th Bombardment
* 17th Bombardment
* 47th Bombardment
* 97th Bombardment
* 98th Bombardment
* 99th Bombardment
* 301st Bombardment
* 310th Bombardment
* 319th Bombardment
* 320th Bombardment
* 321st Bombardment
* 340th Bombardment
* 376th Bombardment

|

Fighter|

* 1st Fighter
* 14th Fighter
* 27th Fighter
* 31st Fighter
* 33d Fighter
* 52d Fighter
* 57th Fighter
* 79th Fighter
* 81st Fighter
* 82d Fighter
* 86th Fighter
* 324th Fighter
* 325th Fighter
* 332d Fighter
* 350th Fighter

Reconnaissance|

* 3d Reconnaissance
* 5th Reconnaissance
* 68th Reconnaissance

Troop carrier

* 60th Troop Carrier
* 61st Troop Carrier
* 62d Troop Carrier
* 64th Troop Carrier
* 313th Troop Carrier
* 314th Troop Carrier
* 316th Troop Carrier

Squadrons|

* 15th Bombardment
* 414th Night Fighter
* 415th Night Fighter
* 416th Night Fighter
* 417th Night Fighter
* 427th Night Fighter

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* Second
* Third
* Fourth
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth
* Tenth
* Eleventh
* Twelfth
* Thirteenth
* Fourteenth
* Fifteenth
* Twentieth

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Airfields|

* Airfields

Units|

| Commands|

* II Air Support Command
* II Bomber Command
* II Fighter Command
* IV Air Support Command
* XX Bomber Command
* XXI Bomber Command
* XXII Bomber Command

|

Wings|

* 5th Bombardment
* 15th Bombardment Training
* 16th Bombardment Operational Training
* 17th Bombardment Training
* 18th Replacement
* 21st Bombardment
* 46th Bombardment Operational Training
* 58th Bombardment
* 73rd Bombardment
* 315th Bombardment
* 316th Bombardment

Groups|

| Bombardment|

* 2nd Bombardment
* 6th Bombardment
* 7th Bombardment
* 9th Bombardment
* 12th Bombardment
* 16th Bombardment
* 17th Bombardment
* 19th Bombardment
* 25th Bombardment
* 29th Bombardment
* 34th Bombardment
* 39th Bombardment
* 40th Bombardment
* 42nd Bombardment
* 46th Bombardment
* 47th Bombardment
* 48th Bombardment
* 85th Bombardment
* 86th Bombardment
* 86th Bombardment
* 88th Bombardment
* 94th Bombardment
* 95th Bombardment
* 96th Bombardment
* 99th Bombardment
* 100th Bombardment
* 301st Bombardment
* 302nd Bombardment
* 303rd Bombardment
* 304th Bombardment
* 305th Bombardment
* 306th Bombardment
* 307th Bombardment
* 308th Bombardment
* 312th Bombardment
* 330th Bombardment
* 331st Bombardment
* 333rd Bombardment
* 346th Bombardment
* 351st Bombardment
* 376th Bombardment
* 379th Bombardment
* 381st Bombardment
* 382nd Bombardment
* 383rd Bombardment
* 384th Bombardment
* 385th Bombardment
* 388th Bombardment
* 390th Bombardment
* 393rd Bombardment
* 395th Bombardment
* 396th Bombardment
* 398th Bombardment
* 399th Bombardment
* 400th Bombardment
* 401st Bombardment
* 407th Bombardment
* 415th Bombardment
* 418th Bombardment
* 444th Bombardment
* 445th Bombardment
* 446th Bombardment
* 447th Bombardment
* 448th Bombardment
* 449th Bombardment
* 450th Bombardment
* 451st Bombardment
* 452nd Bombardment
* 453rd Bombardment
* 454th Bombardment
* 455th Bombardment
* 456th Bombardment
* 457th Bombardment
* 458th Bombardment
* 459th Bombardment
* 460th Bombardment
* 461st Bombardment
* 462nd Bombardment
* 464th Bombardment
* 467th Bombardment
* 468th Bombardment
* 469th Bombardment
* 470th Bombardment
* 471st Bombardment
* 472nd Bombardment
* 484th Bombardment
* 485th Bombardment
* 486th Bombardment
* 487th Bombardment
* 488th Bombardment
* 489th Bombardment
* 490th Bombardment
* 491st Bombardment
* 493rd Bombardment
* 494th Bombardment
* 497th Bombardment
* 498th Bombardment
* 499th Bombardment
* 500th Bombardment
* 501st Bombardment
* 502nd Bombardment
* 504th Bombardment
* 505th Bombardment
* 509th Composite

|

Fighter|

* 20th Fighter
* 54th Fighter
* 84th Fighter
* 85th Fighter
* 507th Fighter
* 508th Fighter

Reconnaissance|

* 2nd Reconnaissance
* 3rd Reconnaissance
* 4th Reconnaissance
* 5th Reconnaissance
* 6th Reconnaissance
* 7th Reconnaissance
* 8th Reconnaissance
* 71st Reconnaissance
* 77th Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier|

* 443nd Troop Carrier

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* First
* Second
* Third
* Fourth
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth
* Tenth
* Eleventh
* Twelfth
* Thirteenth
* Fourteenth
* Fifteenth
* Twentieth

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