IXth Bomber Command

IXth Bomber Command

Order of Battle

 Group
Markings		 Arrived,
Station No.,
Place		 Remarks
Type Code
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9th US Air Force   6 Oct 1943,
Bushey Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire		  
9th Bomber Command   16 Oct 1943,
460 Marks Hall, Essex		 Moved to France
18 Sep 1944
 

Bomber Command's role was to soften up the German defences along the French coast in preparation for the invasion. This included destroying air fields, major road and rail bridges in northern France to prevent swift movement of the German armies.
97th Bombardment Wing (Light) 26 Nov 1943,
460 Marks Hall, Essex
13 Mar 1944,
165 Little Walden, Essex		 Moved to France
13 Sep 1944
  409th Bomb Group 409th Tail 7 Mar 1944,
165 Little Walden, Essex		 Moved to France
18 Sep 1944
640th Patch 640th Bomb Squad A-20 W5   Changed to A-26 Invaders
Nov 1944
641st Patch 641st Bomb Squad A-20 7G    
  642nd Bomb Squad A-20 D6    
643rd Patch 643rd Bomb Squad A-20 5I    
  410th Bomb Group 410th Tail 4 Apr 1944,
149 Birch, Essex
16 Apr 1944,
154 Gosfield, Essex		 Moved to France
27 Sep 1944
644th Patch 644th Bomb Squad A-20 5D    
645th Patch 645th Bomb Squad A-20 7X    
646th Patch 646th Bomb Squad A-20 8U   Changed to A-26
May 1945
647th Patch 647th Bomb Squad A-20 6Q    
  416th Bomb Group 416th Tail 1 Feb 1944,
170 Wethersfield, Essex		 Moved to France
21 Sep 1944
668th Patch 668th Bomb Squad A-20 5H    
669th Patch 669th Bomb Squad A-20 2A    
  670th Bomb Squad A-20 F6    
  671st Bomb Squad A-20 5C    
98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) 1 Nov 1943,
358 Earls Colne, Essex
18 Jul 1944,
408 Beaulieu, Hampshire		 Moved to France
23 Aug 1944
323rd Patch 323rd Bomb Group 323rd Tail 16 Oct 1943,
358 Earls Colne, Essex
21 Jul 1944,
408 Beaulieu, Hampshire		 Moved to France
26 Aug 1944
453rd Patch 453rd Bomb Squad B-26 VT   Transferred from
8th Air Force
3rd Bomber Wing
454th Patch 454th Bomb Squad B-26 RJ  
455th Patch 455th Bomb Squad B-26 YU  
456th Patch 456th Bomb Squad B-26 WT  
  387th Bomb Group 387th Tail 1 Jul 1943,
162 Chipping Ongar, Essex
21 Jul 1944,
452 Stoney Cross, Hampshire		 Moved to France
1 Sep 1944
556th Patch 556th Bomb Squad B-26 FW   Transferred from
8th Air Force
3rd Bomber Wing
557th Patch 557th Bomb Squad B-26 KS  
558th Patch 558th Bomb Squad B-26 KX  
559th Patch 559th Bomb Squad B-26 TQ  
394th Patch 394th Bomb Group 394th Tail 11 Mar 1944,
161 Boreham, Essex
24 Jul 1944,
455 Holmsley South, Hampshire		 Moved to France
20 Aug 1944
584th Patch 584th Bomb Squad B-26 K5    
585th Patch 585th Bomb Squad B-26 4T    
586th Patch 586th Bomb Squad B-26 H9    
587th Patch 587th Bomb Squad B-26 5W    
  397th Bomb Group 397th Tail 15 Apr 1944,
168 Rivenhall, Essex
4 Aug 1944,
492 Hurn, Hampshire		 Moved to France
30 Aug 1944
596th Patch 596th Bomb Squad B-26 X2    
597th Patch 597th Bomb Squad B-26 9F    
598th Patch 598th Bomb Squad B-26 U2    
599th Patch 599th Bomb Squad B-26 6B    
99th Bombardment Wing (Medium) 12 Nov 1943,
164 Great Dunmow, Essex		 Moved to France
25 Sep 1944
322nd Patch 322nd Bomb Group 322nd Tail 12 Jun 1943,
485 Andrews Field, Essex		 Moved to France
25 Sep 1944
449th Patch 449th Bomb Squad B-26 PN   Transferred from
8th Air Force
3rd Bomber Wing
450th Patch 450th Bomb Squad B-26 ER  
451st Patch 451st Bomb Squad B-26 SS  
452nd Patch 452nd Bomb Squad B-26 DR  
344th Patch 344th Bomb Group 344th Tail 9 Feb 1944,
169 Stansted, Essex		 Moved to France
30 Sep 1944
494th Patch 494th Bomb Squad B-26 K9    
495th Patch 495th Bomb Squad B-26 Y5    
  496th Bomb Squad B-26 N3    
497th Patch 497th Bomb Squad B-26 7I    
386th Patch 386th Bomb Group 386th Tail 29 Sep 1943,
164 Great Dunmow, Essex		 Moved to France
2 Oct 1944
552nd Patch 552nd Bomb Squad B-26 RG   Changed to A-26
Jan 1945
553rd Patch 553rd Bomb Squad B-26 AN   Changed to A-26
Sep 1944
554th Patch 554th Bomb Squad B-26 RU   Changed to A-26
Jan 1945
555th Patch 555th Bomb Squad B-26 YA   Changed to A-26
Jan 1945
391st Patch 391st Bomb Group 391st Tail 26 Jan 1944,
166 Matching Green, Essex		 Moved to France
Sep 1944
  572nd Bomb Squad B-26 P2   Changed to A-26
Apr 1944
573rd Patch 573rd Bomb Squad B-26 T6  
  574th Bomb Squad B-26 4L  
575th Patch 575th Bomb Squad B-26 O8  
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