Territory Stories

90 Bombardment Group (Heavy)

Details:

Title

90 Bombardment Group (Heavy),

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Coomalie, Fenton, Pell,

Nation of service

United States of America,

Service

Air Force,

Service branch

Bomber,

Unit

90 Bombardment Group (Heavy),

Parent unit

V Bomber Command,

Subordinate units

319 Bombardment Squadron,

History

319 Squadron of this Group flew from Iron Range in Queensland to Fenton in January 1943. They flew long range bombing missions in B24 Liberators against the Japanese from Fenton. A number of crews from 320 Squadron were attached to 319 during their deployment in the Northern Territory.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second World War, 1939-1945, United States Army Air Force, Air Force, United States of America, V Bomber Command, 319 Bombardment Squadron, b24 liberator, Bomber, 90 Bombardment Group (Heavy),

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Australian War Memorial,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C258956 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph P00264.020, Second World War, 1939-1945], https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432760/90-operations-group-afspc/ [90 Bombardment Group fact Sheet], https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/32344 [90 Bombardment Group (Heavy)],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844737,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844926