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310th Bombardment Group (Medium)

Already 47th Bomb Wing before within the NASAF

379th Bomb Squadron

380th Bomb Squadron

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381th Bomb Squadron

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428th Bomb Squadron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1944-1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Ghisonaccia, Corsica

B-25J


 B-25J (44-28925)
"HOW `BOOT THAT!"

B-25J (43-27642)

B-25J (44-28937)
"DONNA MARIE II"

B-25J

B-25J (43-27676)
"LITTLE KING"

(originally piloted by
Lt. Howard C. King)

B-25J


 B-25J (43-35992)
"Angel of Mercy"

B-25J

B-25J (43-27575)
"SKONK CHASER"

B-25J

B-25J

 

 

 

 

340th Bombardment Group (Medium)

New to 47th Bomb Wing / from 57th Bomb Wing (NATAF)
Tunisia, Sicily, the Italian mainland and Corsica

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486th Bomb Squadron

487th Bomb Squadron

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488th Bomb Squadron

489th Bomb Squadron

6- 7- 8- 9-

1944   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Alesan, Corse


B-25J  6E  (43-29090)
''Shark Bite''

B-25J  7W  (?)
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B-25J  8K  (43-27504)
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B-25J  9D  (43-27638)
''Briefing Time''
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B-25J  9Y  (43-28096)
"Lady Luck"

 

 

 

 

321st Bombardment Group (Medium)

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445th Bomb Squadron

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446th Bomb Squadron

447th Bomb Squadron

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81st Bomb Squadron

(I then 0-24) (II then 25-49) (III then 50-74) (IV then 75-99)
Already 47th Bomb Wing before within the NASAF
1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Italy

B-25J  I3  (43-27698)
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B-25J  II ?  B-25J  III ? 
B-25J  IV  (43-4037)
''Cherry Mae''

 

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38th Bomb Group
"Sun Setters"

69th Bomb Squadron
(Transfered out early in the war)

70th Bomb Squadron
(Transfered out early in the war)

71st Bomb Squadron
"The Wolf Pack"

405th Bomb Squadron
"The Green Dragons"

822nd Bomb Squadron
"The Black Panthers"

823rd Bomb Squadron
"The Terrible Tigers"

1942 Australia
(B-25's not operational yet)

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1943, November   -   North American B-25C MITCHELL   -   Port-Moresby, New-Guinea

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(s/n 41-30116)
1st Lt Edward Jr. Maurer

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(s/n 41-30117)

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1944   -   North American B-25D MITCHELL   -   New-Guinea


B-25D-15 (s/n 41-30370)
''Pissonit''
Pilot William Smith
Navigator Hollie Rushing
Co-pilot Frank Benson
Radio J.C. Healan (KIA)
Tail Gunner Albert Gross (KIA)

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1944   -   North American B-25G MITCHELL   -   Nadzab, New Guinea

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(s/n 42-64812)


(s/n unknown) ''Kunai Kutter''

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(s/n unknown) ''Tee Kay''

1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Okinawa


B-25J-11
(s/n 44-30852)
''Emergency Strip''


B-25J-11
(s/n 44-30921)
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(s/n (44-31327)
"Tiger Lil"
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B-25J-20 (s/n 44-29358)

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345th Bomb Group
"Air Apaches"

The group developed the "strafer" and perfected the hazardous art of low-level destruction against the ever diminishing presence of the Japanese naval and merchant fleets.

498th Bomb Squadron
"Falcons"

499th Bomb Squadron
"Bats outa Hell"

500th Bomb Squadron
"Rough Raiders"

501th Bomb Squadron
"Black Panthers"

 

 

 

 

Note: I personally doubt, 500 & 501 Squadron having both red as colour.
I would assume one had another colour which is interpretated as red on B&W pics.
Maybe one used green ? If, which squadron?

1943   -   North American B-25D MITCHELL   -   Australia


B-25D-5 (41-30032)
''Best Yet''


B-25D-5 (41-xxx)
"Mitch the witch"


B-25D-5 (41-30079)
"Saturday Nite"


B-25D-1 (41-30074)
''Tin Liz''

1943, October   -   North American B-25C/D-1 MITCHELL   -   Port Moresby, New Guinea

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(41-12971) ''Dirty Dora''

 

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B-25D-1 (41-30026)
''Hilda''
1st Lt. Roy F. Turk


B-25D-1 (41-30019)
''Hell`s Belles''
1st Lt Kennneth McKlyure

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1944   -   North American B-25D MITCHELL   -   Dobodura, New Guinea


B-25D-1 (41-30024) ''Red Wrath''
Ex ''Pannell Job'' of 500BS ?

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(42-32314)
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(41-30741) ''Near Miss''

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1944   -   North American B-25D MITCHELL   -   Nadzab , south eastern New Guinea

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(41-30024?) ''Pannell Job''

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(41-30278) ''Hell`s Fire''
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(41-30669) ''Tondelayo''

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1944   -   North American B-25H MITCHELL   -   Nadzab , south eastern New Guinea


B-25H (43-4345) ''Clana Louise''

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1944, October  -   North American B-25G MITCHELL   -   Biak, north-western New Guinea

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B-25G (42-64809)

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1944, October  -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Philippines

Around october 1944 they moved from Guinea to the Philippines.
Note: Apache-head on the fin from now on


B-25J (44-899)
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B-25J (44-29606)
"Chowhound Junior"
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B-25J (44-29012)
"Lazy Daisy Mae"
First American aircraft to land on Philippine soil, 28 October 1944

1945, January   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

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B-25J (44-20030)
''Sag Harbor Express''
Lt. Arthur Browngardt Jr. & crew
 Hit by Japanese flak as it was bombing Clark Field (PI) on January, 7th 1945. All crew KIA.

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1945, April   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines


(44-9577) ''Lady Gil''
Lt. Albert J. Beiga
Clark Field, Philippines 1945


(44-29600)
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(199)
It is depicted as 1st Lt Ralph E. 'Peppy' Blount flew it against the Kanju Maru, a derelict Japanese freighter in the Saigon River, near Saigon, on April 28, 1945.

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1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Okinawa

They finally entered the battle of Okinawa, where they supported the invasion.


(115)


(44-20031)

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(226)
Red Falcon??, white stripe?


(147) ''My Dutchess''
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41st Bomb Group

47th Bomb Squadron

48th Bomb Squadron

396th Bomb Squadron

820th Bomb Squadron

1944   -   North American B-25G MITCHELL   -   Makin Atoll

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(42-64895) ''Luscious Lucy''

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1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Japan

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(44-30734) ''Panchito''

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"SPIRITUS OMNIA VINCET"

 2th Bombardment Group (Medium)

 The 12th Bombardment Group (Medium), equipped with B-25 Mitchell bombers, was transferred to India from the 12th Air Force in North Africa in 1944.
Arriving on 21 MARCH 1944 they were assigned to the 10th Air Force.
They were based in Kurmitola and Tezgaon.

81st Fighter Squadron

82nd Fighter Squadron

83rd Fighter Squadron

434th Fighter Squadron

1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   China


# 44 ''Sunday Punch''

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42nd Bomb Group
'' Crusaders ''
69th Bomber Squadron 70th Bomber Squadron 75th Bomber Squadron 100th Bomber Squadron
1943   -    North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Henderson, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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'Heavenly Body'
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'Problem Child'
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1944

No. 2 Squadron RAAF
1945, early   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   NW-Australia
Overall foliage green, small RAAF roundels (wrong on some pics here) on all six positions, medium sea grey codes
   
B-25J   KOo
 (A47-26)
 

B-25J   KOo (A47-16)

B-25J   KOoP  (A47-31)

B-25J   KOo (A47-2)

 

 

 

 

No. 3 Squadron (MTO)
During World War II, the squadron served in the Mediterranean Theatre as part of the Allied Desert Air Force.
(later the First Tactical Air Force), supporting the 8th Army. I will list them there.