Recent content by berthag

I have been trying to find out a bit more for myself, and according to 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II', by Maurer Maurer, there was no 65th 'Tactical' Reconnaissance Group, during WW2. The two photo sources I quoted both mention the 7th US Army, which had two Liaison Squadrons assigned...

Help needed to identify the correct unit of this aircraft. Found this photograph on the net, the caption appears to be wrong. I can find no reference to a 65th Tactical Reconnaissance Group with the 7th Army. Another copy of this photograph appears in a booklet by Roger Freeman, entitled,'US...

About that P-51 photo, Replica in Scale, says it belonged to the 10th PRG, the 10th used blue and white nose checks, those look more yellow and green to me, which would make it from the 55th FG, which also used the nose checks, or even the 357th FG, which used red and yellow checks. They were...

Yes, in the States they started using 'Buzz codes' in 1945. In Europe they continued using the war-time codes, until August 1946 when the USAF introduced a policy, where still active high numbered units were replaced with lower numbered, or more famous, inactive groups. This system consisted of...

Excellent, Thank you very much. The photograph is interesting, probably taken in Malta, those are British soldiers swarming all over the plane. Live firing practice was not feasible in Germany at this time, and was usually done at Wheelus Field, Tripoli or RAF Malta.

Thank you for your prompt reply. I already have the books you mention, but they cover a later period than my enquiry. The period that I am seeking was immediately post war. The Groups that were chosen to remain in Germany and perform occupation duty continued to use their wartime markings, with...

Hi, I'm looking for photo's of Fighter Group markings worn by the USAAF during the occupation of Germany, from 1945 to 1952. During that period USAFE introduced it's own coding system which differed from the codes worn by a/c in the U.S.