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by Warren Benjamin Kidder.

01/28/42 Eighth AF Activated at Savannah AB.

05/05/42 Gen Spaatz Commands Bolling Field, prepares troops for move over to the United Kingdom.

05/19/42 Eighth AF Gen Arnold presents Program of Arrival for US Army Air Forces to the UK.  Provides for 66 combat groups by Mar 1943.

05/11/42 The Queen Mary brings 1800 AAF troops.

05/13/42 Flying personnel of 15th Bomb Squadron Arrives in Newport, UK without aircraft.

01/27/43 Eighth AF makes first German attack
on Submarine naval yards.

06/06/44 D Day 1,729 B-17 and B-24s drop 3596 tons of bombs.

03/03/45 Eighth AF Operating 1,048 HBs in 6 Forces bomb 10 primary tgts, including 10 oil refineries, and a tank plant with several secondary’s and Targets of Opportunity T/Os. 657ftr Sorties flown in support of mission.

4/30/45 Hitler Commits Suicide

5/8/45 Germany Surrenders

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