They Too Served: A Unit History of the 496TH Fighter Training Group, 1943-1945

Abstract

In-theater Combat Crew Replacement Centers (CCRCs) represented a brief but important stop for replacement aircrews training to replace losses in the European theater during World War II. The Eighth Air Force's 496th Fighter Training Group operated a fighter CCRC at Goxhill, England and illustrated the unique challenges and successes of the CCRC mission. The 496th Fighter Training Group overcame maintenance shortfalls, aircraft shortages and persistent morale issues to train over 2,400 fighter pilots for combat duty in the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51 Mustang.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA393977

Entities

People

  • David H. Kelley

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombing
  • Doctrine
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Landing Fields
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies