781 photos in 186 sub-albums
S-1 Personnel
S-2 Intelligence
S-3 Operations
S-4 Eng. and Supply
781 photos in 186 sub-albums
S-1 Personnel
S-2 Intelligence
S-3 Operations
S-4 Eng. and Supply
2 photos
815 photos in 208 sub-albums
Ground Crew - Administration
Armament - Communication
Ordnance - Transportation
Engineers - Medics
1 photo
608 photos in 180 sub-albums
Ground Crew - Administration
Armament - Communication
Ordnance - Transportation
Engineers - Medics
1 photo
749 photos in 194 sub-albums
Ground Crew - Administration
Armament - Communication
Ordnance - Transportation
Engineers - Medics
850 photos in 253 sub-albums
Ground Crew - Administration
Armament - Communication
Ordnance - Transportation
Engineers - Medics
255 photos in 57 sub-albums
Medical personnel from all units on the base were combined to form the Medical Section housed in the Station Sick Quarters, around a core consisting of the 251st Medical Dispensary.
2 photos
61 photos in 23 sub-albums
These men are assigned the duties of protecting the installations at the base.
3 photos
93 photos in 38 sub-albums
These men are specializes in distributing supplies and provisions.
122 photos in 39 sub-albums
Armament Section
Motor Pool
Ordnance
Supply Personnel
8 photos
16 photos in 6 sub-albums
The 18th Weather Squadron provided meteorological monitoring and information for the 8th Air Force in the UK.
Each flying station had it's own smaller detachment from the squadron, usually numbered the same as the AAF Station Number.
18 photos in 6 sub-albums
Detached service within the 78th Station Complement Squadron continuing to deal with the base's money matters
10 photos
10 photos in 3 sub-albums
This unit was responsible for all fire-fighting duties on the station, providing both crash and domestic cover as well as general fire prevention inspections.
53 photos in 19 sub-albums
In early April 1945 the majority of the various ground support units on each 8AF heavy bomber station were inactivated on site, with their personnel and duties being taken over by newly-formed Air Service Groups. This brought VIII Bomber Command back into line with normal AAF practice, rather then the ad-hoc arrangement of smaller seperate units that had developed as required during their time in the UK
21 photos
279 photos in 86 sub-albums
The Sub Depot was the main base engineering facility on a heavy bomber station.
6 photos
368 photos in 122 sub-albums
The 78th SCS were responsible for the general infrastructure of the base as a whole, from operating the Control Tower to staffing the mess halls.
2 photos
73 photos in 31 sub-albums
861st Chemical Company (Air Operations) The 861st were part of the US Army Chemical Warfare Service, and were responsible for not only anti-gas defense (respirator training, decontamination, etc.) but also chemical munitions (Incendiary and smoke marker bombs primarily, but were also equipped to field mustard gas bombs if so required)
6 photos
These are visiting teams from Aviation Engineer Battalions who were sent out as and when needed to repair airfields or even build them from scratch if required
5 photos
30 photos in 8 sub-albums
1 photo
10 photos in 2 sub-albums
Air WACs were assigned as weather forecasters, weather observers, electrical specialists, sheet metal workers, link trainer instructors,etc.