United States Army Air Forces in Australia - Major Units

Major Units

The initial USAAF units assigned to Australia in late 1941 and 1942 were ones which withdrew from the Philippines, leaving their ground echelons in Bataan as part of 5th Interceptor Command to fight as infantry units. Later in 1942 and 1943, additional units arrived from the United States as replacement and argumentation to Fifth Air Force for offensive operations. Known units assigned were:

  • Bombardment
3d Bombardment Group (25 February 1942 – 28 January 1943)
(A-20 Havoc, A-24 Dauntless, B-25 Mitchell)
7th Bombardment Group (22 December 1941 – 4 February 1942)
(B-17 Flying Fortress)
19th Bombardment Group (24 December 1941 – 2 December 1942)
(B-17 Flying Fortress)
22d Bombardment Group (1 March 1942 – 9 October 1943)
(B-26 Marauder)
27th Bombardment Group (February–4 May 1943)
(A-24 Dauntless)
38th Bombardment Group (25 February – October 1942)
(B-25 Mitchell)
43d Bombardment Group (28 March – 14 September 1942)
(B-17 Flying Fortress)
90th Bombardment Group (November 1942 – 10 February 1943)
(B-24 Liberator)
380th Bombardment Group (May 1943 – 20 February 1945)
(B-24 Liberator)
  • Fighter
8th Fighter Group (6 March 1942 – 16 May 1943)
(P-39 Airacobra, P-38 Lightning)
35th Fighter Group (4 May – 22 July 1942)
(P-39 Airacobra, P-38 Lightning)
49th Fighter Group (2 February – 9 October 1942)
(Curtiss P-40)
58th Fighter Group (19 November – 28 December 1943)
(P-47 Thunderbolt)
  • Other
6th Reconnaissance Group (10 October – 10 December 1943
317th Troop Carrier Group (23 January – 30 September 1943)
374th Troop Carrier Group (12 November 1942 – 1 September 1944)
60th Air Depot Group

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