Consolidated B-24s of the 460BG que up for takeoff near Spinazzola, Italy – one of several bases in the Foggia airfield complex.
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US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF)
Bushy Park, London
GEN Carl A. Spaatz, USAAF
WIDEWING
US Fifteenth Air Force (15AF)
Bari, Italy
LTG Nathan F. Twining, USAAF
5th Bombardment Wing (5BW)
Foggia, Italy
MG Charles W. Lawrence, USAAF
(Boeing B-17s)
(Y)
2nd Bombardment Group (2BG)
(Circle Y)
20th Bombardment Squadron (20BS)
49th Bombardment Squadron (49BS)
96th Bombardment Squadron (96BS)
429th Bombardment Squadron (429BS)
97th Bombardment Group (97BG)
(Triangle Y)
340th Bombardment Squadron (340BS)
341st Bombardment Squadron (341BS)
342nd Bombardment Squadron (342BS)
414th Bombardment Squadron (414BS)
99th Bombardment Group (99BG)
(Diamond Y)
346th Bombardment Squadron (346BS)
347th Bombardment Squadron (347BS)
348th Bombardment Squadron (348BS)
416th Bombardment Squadron (416BS)
301st Bombardment Group (301BG)
(Square Y)
32nd Bombardment Squadron (32BS)
352st Bombardment Squadron (352BS)
353rd Bombardment Squadron (353BS)
419th Bombardment Squadron (419BS)
463rd Bombardment Group (463BG)
(Wedge Y)
772nd Bombardment Squadron (772BS)
773rd Bombardment Squadron (773BS)
774th Bombardment Squadron (774BS)
775th Bombardment Squadron (775BS)
483rd Bombardment Group (483BG)
(Star Y)
815th Bombardment Squadron (815BS)
816th Bombardment Squadron (816BS)
817th Bombardment Squadron (817BS)
818th Bombardment Squadron (818BS)
47th Bombardment Wing (47BW)
Manduria, Italy
MG Hugo P. Rush, USAAF
(Consolidated B-24s)
(Triangle in a Circle)
98th Bombardment Group (98BG)
(Black & Yellow Striped Tail Half)
343rd Bombardment Squadron (343BS)
344th Bombardment Squadron (344BS)
345th Bombardment Squadron (345BS)
415th Bombardment Squadron (415BS)
376th Bombardment Group (376BG)
(Circle 2)
512th Bombardment Squadron (512BS)
513th Bombardment Squadron (513BS)
514th Bombardment Squadron (514BS)
515th Bombardment Squadron (515BS)
449th Bombardment Group (449BG)
(Circle 3)
716th Bombardment Squadron (716BS)
717th Bombardment Squadron (717BS)
718th Bombardment Squadron (718BS)
719th Bombardment Squadron (719BS)
450th Bombardment Group (450BG)
(Circle 5)
720th Bombardment Squadron (720BS)
721st Bombardment Squadron (721BS)
722nd Bombardment Squadron (722BS)
723rd Bombardment Squadron (723BS)
49th Bombardment Wing (49BW)
Bari, Italy
MG Robert F. Worden, USAAF
(Consolidated B-24s)
(Red Tail Half)
451st Bombardment Group (451BG)
(Red Dot)
724th Bombardment Squadron (724BS)
725th Bombardment Squadron (725BS)
726th Bombardment Squadron (726BS)
727th Bombardment Squadron (727BS)
461st Bombardment Group (461BG)
(Red Dash)
764th Bombardment Squadron (764BS)
765th Bombardment Squadron (765BS)
766th Bombardment Squadron (766BS)
767th Bombardment Squadron (767BS)
484th Bombardment Group (484BG)
(Red Bow)
824th Bombardment Squadron (824BS)
825th Bombardment Squadron (825BS)
826th Bombardment Squadron (826BS)
827th Bombardment Squadron (827BS)
55th Bombardment Wing (55BW)
Taranto, Italy
MG George R. Acheson, USAAF
(Consolidated B-24s)
(Black & Yellow Tail with Black Square)
460th Bombardment Group (460BG)
(Yellow Circle)
760th Bombardment Squadron (760BS)
761st Bombardment Squadron (761BS)
762nd Bombardment Squadron (762BS)
763rd Bombardment Squadron (763BS)
464th Bombardment Group (464BG)
(Yellow I)
776th Bombardment Squadron (776BS)
777th Bombardment Squadron (777BS)
778th Bombardment Squadron (778BS)
779th Bombardment Squadron (779BS)
465th Bombardment Group (465BG)
(Yellow Stripe)
780th Bombardment Squadron (780BS)
781st Bombardment Squadron (781BS)
782nd Bombardment Squadron (782BS)
783rd Bombardment Squadron (783BS)
485th Bombardment Group (485BG)
(Yellow X)
828th Bombardment Squadron (828BS)
829th Bombardment Squadron (829BS)
830th Bombardment Squadron (830BS)
831st Bombardment Squadron (831BS)
304th Bombardment Wing (304BW)
Cerignola, Italy
MG Fay R. Upthegrove, USAAF
(Consolidated B-24s)
(Diamond)
454th Bombardment Group (454BG)
(White Tail Half)
736th Bombardment Squadron (736BS)
737th Bombardment Squadron (737BS)
738th Bombardment Squadron (738BS)
739th Bombardment Squadron (739BS)
455th Bombardment Group (455BG)
(Yellow Tail Half)
740th Bombardment Squadron (740BS)
741st Bombardment Squadron (741BS)
742nd Bombardment Squadron (742BS)
743rd Bombardment Squadron (743BS)
456th Bombardment Group (456BG)
(Red Tail Half)
744th Bombardment Squadron (744BS)
745th Bombardment Squadron (745BS)
746th Bombardment Squadron (746BS)
747th Bombardment Squadron (747BS)
459th Bombardment Group (459BG)
(Yellow & Black Checkerboard Tail Half)
756th Bombardment Squadron (756BS)
757th Bombardment Squadron (757BS)
758th Bombardment Squadron (758BS)
759th Bombardment Squadron (759BS)
305th Fighter Wing (305FW)
Spinazzola, Italy
MG William R. Morgan, USAAF
(Lockheed P-38s)
(Red Props)
1st Fighter Group (1FG)
27th Fighter Squadron (27FS)
(Red Booms)
71st Fighter Squadron (71FS)
(Black Booms)
94th Fighter Squadron (94FS)
(Yellow Booms)
14th Fighter Group (14FG)
37th Fighter Squadron (37FS)
(unk)
48th Fighter Squadron (48FS)
(unk)
49th Fighter Squadron (49FS)
(unk)
82nd Fighter Group (82FG)
95th Fighter Squadron (95FS)
(Red Tails)
96th Fighter Squadron (96FS)
(Yellow Tails)
97th Fighter Squadron (97FS)
(Black Tails)
306th Fighter Wing (306FW)
Torremaggiore, Italy
MG Yantis H. Taylor, USAAF
(North American P-51s)
(Red Prop)
31st Fighter Group (31FG)
(Red Tail Stripes)
307th Fighter Squadron (307FS)
308th Fighter Squadron (308FS)
309th Fighter Squadron (309FS)
52nd Fighter Group (52FG)
(Yellow Tail)
2nd Fighter Squadron (2FS)
4th Fighter Squadron (3FS)
5th Fighter Squadron (4FS)
325th Fighter Group (325FG)
(Yellow & Black Checkerboard Tail)
317th Fighter Squadron (317FS)
318th Fighter Squadron (318FS)
319th Fighter Squadron (319FS)
332nd Fighter Group (332FG)
(Red Tail)
99th Fighter Squadron (99FS)
100th Fighter Squadron (100FS)
301st Fighter Squadron (301FS)
302nd Fighter Squadron (302FS)