Aircraft of the 8th AAF 1942-1945

1st Bombardment Division 2nd Bombardment Division 45 Group Markings 8th AAF Air Force aircraft letter American applied arrived assigned attack August band Bases blue Boeing Bomb Group tail Bombardment Division Aircraft Bombardment Group Bombardment Squadron code bomber Britain built carried combat Command complete cowling craft crew damaged delivered in olive drop engine escort Europe Fighter Group Fighter Squadron code flight flying force fuel further Germany green and grey ground Group tail markings guns head Horsham improved inch included increased Italy January landing Late delivery B-17G later Liberator load loss lost Luftwaffe machine March missions Mustang North nose Note olive green operations original painted pilot production raids range remainder replaced rudder colour scrapped Serial shot spinner standard Surface Finish early tanks target turret underwing Unit Markings upper wing yellow