HEADQUARTERS NINTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Commanding General
APO 635
										12 January 1943

Ninth Air Force: 		Lieutenant General Lewis Brereton, Commander

IIX Tactical Air Command:	Major General Henry Pearce, Commander
					1st Lieutenant Lewis Barnes, Typist

93rd Composite Air Wing:	Brigadier General Jack Davies, Commander

76th Fighter Group: 		Colonel TBD, Commander
RAF Lymington (AAF Station 551) & RAF Kingsnorth (AAF Station 418)
A Group “Crow”		B Group “Antler”		C Group “Squall”

-277th Fighter Squadron: P-51B/C/D			
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “RF” with black rudder
	-A Group “Stallion”, B Group “Russell”

-278th Fighter Squadron: P-38J / P-47D
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “AZ” with red rudder
	-A Group “Shanty”, B Group “Gravel”

-279th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: F-5 / F-6 / Mosquito Mk IV
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “4B” with white rudder
	-A Group “Slack”, B Group “Tumble”



425th Bombardment Group:	Colonel TBD
RAF Beaulieu (AAF Station 408) 
-481st Bombardment Squadron: A-20B
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “7P” with red and black rudder

-482nd Bombardment Squadron (Recon): Mosquito Mk IV
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “1Y” with red and black rudder

-483rd Bombardment Squadron: B-25C / B-26B (when flyable)
	-Lieutenant Colonel TBD, Commander
	-Major TBD, Deputy Commander
	-Tactical Code “5G” with red and black rudder
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	                                                      By Authority
		CG Ninth Air Force


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