482d Operations Group and Eighth Air Force

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 482d Operations Group and Eighth Air Force

482d Operations Group vs. Eighth Air Force

The 482d Operations Group is a United States Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 482d Fighter Wing. The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (8 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force.

482d Operations Group and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award · Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Air Force Reserve Command

The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

482d Operations Group and Air Force Reserve Command · Air Force Reserve Command and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Big Week

Big Week or Operation Argument was a sequence of raids by the United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) from 20 to 25 February 1944, as part of the European strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany.

482d Operations Group and Big Week · Big Week and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

482d Operations Group and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Braunschweig

Braunschweig (Low German: Brunswiek), also called Brunswick in English, is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river which connects it to the North Sea via the Aller and Weser rivers.

482d Operations Group and Braunschweig · Braunschweig and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

482d Operations Group and Consolidated B-24 Liberator · Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (8 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

482d Operations Group and Eighth Air Force · Eighth Air Force and Eighth Air Force · See more »

Gotha

Gotha is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, located west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000.

482d Operations Group and Gotha · Eighth Air Force and Gotha · See more »

H2X

H2X, officially known as the AN/APS-15, was an American ground scanning radar system used for blind bombing during World War II.

482d Operations Group and H2X · Eighth Air Force and H2X · See more »

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

482d Operations Group and Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star · Eighth Air Force and Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star · See more »

MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.

482d Operations Group and MacDill Air Force Base · Eighth Air Force and MacDill Air Force Base · See more »

Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

482d Operations Group and Presidential Unit Citation (United States) · Eighth Air Force and Presidential Unit Citation (United States) · See more »

RAF Alconbury

Royal Air Force Alconbury or more simply RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in Huntingdon, England.

482d Operations Group and RAF Alconbury · Eighth Air Force and RAF Alconbury · See more »

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber.

482d Operations Group and Republic F-84F Thunderstreak · Eighth Air Force and Republic F-84F Thunderstreak · See more »

Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt (in German literally 'swine ford') is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the navigable Main River, which is spanned by several bridges here, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.

482d Operations Group and Schweinfurt · Eighth Air Force and Schweinfurt · See more »

Tenth Air Force

The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

482d Operations Group and Tenth Air Force · Eighth Air Force and Tenth Air Force · See more »

United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa

The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) is a United States Air Force major command (MAJCOM) and a component command of both United States European Command (USEUCOM) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM). As part of its mission, USAFE-AFAFRICA commands U.S. Air Force units pledged to NATO, maintaining combat-ready wings based from Great Britain to Turkey. USAFE-AFAFRICA plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and supports air and space operations in Europe, parts of Asia and all of Africa with the exception of Egypt to achieve U.S. national and NATO objectives based on taskings by the two combatant commanders. USAFE-AFAFRICA is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is the oldest continuously active USAF major command, originally activated on 1 February 1942 at Langley Field, Virginia, as the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. Two years later, it was designated as United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF) and on 7 August 1945 it was designated as United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). On 20 April 2012 United States Air Forces in Europe formally became the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa when the 17th Air Force inactivated. The command has more than 35,000 active duty personnel, Air Reserve Component personnel, and civilian employees assigned.

482d Operations Group and United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa · Eighth Air Force and United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa · See more »

VIII Fighter Command

The VIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit of command above the Wings and below the numbered air force.

482d Operations Group and VIII Fighter Command · Eighth Air Force and VIII Fighter Command · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

482d Operations Group and World War II · Eighth Air Force and World War II · See more »

1st Strategic Aerospace Division

The 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1st SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

1st Strategic Aerospace Division and 482d Operations Group · 1st Strategic Aerospace Division and Eighth Air Force · See more »

92d Operations Group

The 92d Operations Group (92 OG) is the flying component of the 92d Air Refueling Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force.

482d Operations Group and 92d Operations Group · 92d Operations Group and Eighth Air Force · See more »