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4th Fighter Group Almanac
USAAF Station F-356 Debden, Essex 29 September 1942 - 27 July 1945
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USAAF Station F-122 Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire 27 July 1945 - 1 November 1945
Location: Between Steeple Morden and
Litlington; 3.5m W of Royston Occupied: 27 July 45. Previously occupied by the 355th Fighter Group. Last personnel depart on or about 1 NOV 45 Runways: concrete, 4800', 3330' and 3325'. Hangars: 1 T2, 9 blisters |
Control Tower: Watch office for
bomber satellites and OTU's 13726/41 A/C stands: 21 square pads, 4 large pans, 30 small pans and 16 steel mat Structures: Utility buildings for a complement of 1,959 Station Call Sign: Tworoom |
The 4th Fighter Group Record
The first group to engage enemy aircraft over Paris
The first group to use drop tanks
The first group to penetrate German airspace
The first group to engage enemy aircraft over Berlin
The first group to escort bombers over Berlin
The first squadron to destroy 300 enemy aircraft (334)
Chosen to provide fighter escort for the first England-to-Russia Shuttle bombing mission
Flew 416 operational missions (293 in Mustangs)
Received the Distinguished Unit Citation for operations from 5 March - 24 April 1944 in which it is credited with destroying 323 enemy a/c (189 air, 134 ground)
Destroyed 1,016 enemy aircraft - the highest total by any US fighter group
Eighty-one pilots achieved "ace" status (using 8th AF standard)
The first group to use drop tanks
The first group to penetrate German airspace
The first group to engage enemy aircraft over Berlin
The first group to escort bombers over Berlin
The first squadron to destroy 300 enemy aircraft (334)
Chosen to provide fighter escort for the first England-to-Russia Shuttle bombing mission
Flew 416 operational missions (293 in Mustangs)
Received the Distinguished Unit Citation for operations from 5 March - 24 April 1944 in which it is credited with destroying 323 enemy a/c (189 air, 134 ground)
Destroyed 1,016 enemy aircraft - the highest total by any US fighter group
Eighty-one pilots achieved "ace" status (using 8th AF standard)