1 Feburary 1944

Tuesday, 1 FEBRUARY 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Transfers in England: 363d Fighter
Squadron, 357th Fighter Group from Raydon to Leiston with P-51s (first
mission is 11 Feb); 752d, 753, 754th and 755th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy,
458th Bombardment Group (Heavy) from US to Horsham St Faith with B-24s
(first mission is 24 Feb).
Transfers in England during Feb 44: HQ 95th Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy)
from Attlebridge to Ketteringham; HQ 491st Bombardment Group (Heavy) to North
Pickenham.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): Colonel Clarence E Crumrine
temporarily takes command of the XIX Air Support Command, replacing Major
General Elwood R Quesada. The latter assumes command of the IX Air Support
Command which assumes control of all fighter and reconnaissance units of the
IX Fighter Command.
Transfers in England: HQ IX Air Support Command from Aldermaston Court to
Middle Wallop; HQ XIX Air Support Command from Middle Wallop to Aldermaston
Court; HQ 416th Bombardment Group (Light) and 669th, 670th and 671st
Bombardment Squadrons (Light) from the US to Wethersfield with A-20s (first
mission is 3 Mar); 30th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, III
Reconnaissance Command, from the US to Chalgrove with F-5s (first mission is
25 Feb); 366th Fighter Squadron, 58th Fighter Group, from Leiston to Raydon
with P-47s.
Transfers in UK during Feb 44: HQ 438th Troop Carrier Group and 87th, 88th,
89th and 90th Troop Carrier Squadrons from the US with C-47s.