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During World War II, the 16th Squadron flew missions in New Guinea, India, and China in the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and North American P-51 Mustang. During the Korean War, the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron flew missions from Korea and Japan in the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star and North American F-86 Sabre .
The Soviet 22nd Army made good progress in the initial assault. These attacks greatly diminished the 16th Army. It, along with the 18th Army was cut off in the Courland Peninsula when the Soviets launched their summer and autumn offensives of 1944. It stayed trapped there in the Courland Pocket as part of Army Group Courland until
The 16th flew combat missions in Southeast Asia where it was charged with attacking convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the defense of hamlets and fire bases, providing close air support to troops in contact with the enemy, providing convoy escort, and battlefield illumination, November 1968 – July 1974.
The Horten Flying Wing in World War II - The History and Development of the Ho 229. Schiffer Military History. Vol. 47. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0887403576. Ford, Roger (2013). Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II. London: Amber Books. ISBN 9781909160569. Francillon, René J. (1987). Lockheed Aircraft since 1913 ...
Ilyushin Il-2 attack aircraft of the 197th Assault Aviation Division's 567th Assault Aviation Regiment flying towards Berlin, 1 May 1945 . The army began forming on 8 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad and originally included the 220th Fighter Aviation Division (IAD) and 228th Assault Aviation Division (ShAD) of the 8th Air Army, as well as two separate aviation regiments.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning - Fighter; Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - Jet fighter; Martin A-30 Baltimore - Lend-lease attack bomber; Martin B-10/Martin B-12 - Medium bombers; Martin B-26 Marauder - Medium bomber; McDonnell XP-67 - Prototype fighter; Noorduyn C-64 Norseman - Transport; North American A-36 Invader/Apache - Dive bomber/attack aircraft
Louis Edward "Lou" Curdes (November 2, 1919 – February 5, 1995) was an American flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II who held the unusual distinctions of scoring an official and intentional air-to-air kill against another American aircraft as well as shooting down at least one aircraft from each of the major Axis powers.
List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II; List of aircraft of Germany in World War II; List of aircraft of Japan, World War II; List of aircraft of Poland during World War II; List of aircraft of the Red Army Air Forces; List of Regia Aeronautica aircraft used in World War II; List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World ...