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Two of the 524th Squadron B-17's claimed individual fame: "Ole Gappy" (or "Ol' Gappy") completed 157 missions (with just one abort), [2] probably more than any other Eighth Air Force bomber; and "Swamp Fire" was the first heavy bomber to achieve 100 missions without an abort, with Lt Bruce E. Mills as the pilot of that mission.
Assigned to RAF Kimbolton in early 1943, the group flew more sorties than any other bomb group in the Eighth Air Force, and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other group. The combat record of the 379th was the most successful of all the Eighth Air Force heavy bomber groups, receiving two Distinguished Unit Citations .
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UK contribution to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission. [3] [4] Biloxi 2017, April Present Romania: UK contribution to NATO's Southern Air Policing mission. [5] [6] Broadshare: 2020, January Present British Overseas Territories & overseas military bases: Military assistance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic overseas. Kipion: 2011, June Present ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) maintains a number of independent flights; some on a permanent basis, others on an ad-hoc basis as required. Historically, some flights were alphabetically named. For a full list, see the list of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights. Bold listings are currently active RAF flights.
The 524th Bomb Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 379th Bombardment Wing at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, and was inactivated on 15 December 1992 as the base was drawing down prior to closure.
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. Classified as a heavy bombardment group, the 91st operated Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft and was known unofficially as "The Ragged Irregulars" or as "Wray's Ragged Irregulars", after the commander who took the group to England. [1]
[1] [2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF. [3] These squadrons became the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group based at RAF Debden. The group was the first fighter group to fly ...