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The Mighty Eighth 17 September, 1942 |
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THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 1942 EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) Twelfth Air Force: XII Ground Air Support Command is activated at Birmingham, Alabama; the only Twelfth Air Force command to be completely organized in the US, it eventually will proceed directly to N Africa as part of the Western Task Force (WTF). HQ XII Fighter Command moves from Wattisham to Bushey Hall, England. |
