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The Mighty Eighth -Saturday 27 January 1945



SATURDAY, 27 JANUARY 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): HQ 352d Fighter Group and the
486th and 487th Fighter Squadrons move from Bodney, England to Chievres,
Belgium with P-51s.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): Weather grounds the 9th Bombardment
Division and the XIX Tactical Air Command; the IX and XXIX Tactical Air
Commands fly armed reconnaissance over the battle area and parts of W
Germany, along with alert flights and a leaflet mission. In Belgium, HQ 370th
Fighter Group and the 401st, 402d and 485th Fighter Squadrons move from
Juzaine Airfield, Florennes to Zwartberg with P-38s. The 388th Fighter
Squadron, 365th Fighter Group, moves from Metz, France to Juzaine Airfield,
Florennes, Belgium.

























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