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The 21st Bombardment Group The history of the 21st began with the activation of the 21st Bombardment Group (Medium) at Bowman Field, Kentucky, on 1 February 1942. Thereafter, from February 1942 until October 1943, the group relocated successively to Jackson Army Air Base (AAB), Mississippi, Columbia AAB, South Carolina, Key Field, Mississippi, and MacDill Field, Florida. The 21st initially trained on B-25 bombers then converted to B-26s. The group largely served as an operational training unit assigned to Third Air Force; however, while at MacDill Field, from June 1942 to October 1943, the 21st additionally carried out anti-submarine patrols over the Caribbean Sea. For this action the group received the Anti-Submarine 1941-1945 campaign streamer. The 21st inactivated on 10 October 1943.
21st Fighter Group 21 April 1944 - 10 October 1946 7 April 1945, the 21st Fighter Group flies its first bomber escort mission and claims eight enemy fighters destroyed.
Page 2 and 3: The 21st Space Wing is an extraordi
Page 4 and 5: Table of Contents Foreword ........
Page 6: Photo - F-102s, 317th Fighter Inter
Page 9 and 10: 21st Space Wing Units 21st Operatio
Page 11: 21st Bombardment Group 1 February 1
Page 16 and 17: Colonel Charles E. Taylor Commander
Page 18 and 19: 21st Fighter-Bomber Wing 1 January
Page 20 and 21: Brigadier General Robert R. Rowland
Page 22 and 23: Original Emblem of the 416th Fighte
Page 26 and 27: Colonel Dean Davenport Commander, 2
Page 28 and 29: 21st Composite Wing 8 July 1966 - 1
Page 31 and 32: F-102s fly near Mt McKinley, Alaska
Page 33 and 34: The 21st Tactical Fighter Wing Colo
Page 35 and 36: Two-seat F-15 lands at Elmendorf AF
Page 37 and 38: Two-seat F-15 lands at Elmendorf AF
Page 39 and 40: Surveillance Squadron and its LASS
Page 41 and 42: Brigadier General Gerald F. Perryma
Page 43 and 44: 9th Space Warning Squadron PAVE PAW
Page 45 and 46: 20th Space Surveillance Squadron Eg
Page 47 and 48: The Legend of Iron Mike Traditional
Page 49 and 50: Appendix C The Commanders 21st Bomb
Page 51 and 52: Appendix E Campaign Streamers and D
Page 53 and 54: Weapon Systems (cont) Designation S

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