D. STATION LIST


United States
Langley Field, Virginia 15 Jan 41 - 28 Aug 41
Bangor Air Base, Maine 28 Aug 41 - 17 Feb 42
The name of the base was changed to Dow Field on 21 January 1942
Boston Port of Embarkation, Massachusetts 17 Feb 42 - 18 Feb 42
At Sea  (Aboard the Queen Mary) 18 Feb 42 - 28 Mar 42
Australia
Sydney (Randwick Race Track) 28 March 42 - 23 Jun 42
In May and June 1942 the Group's squadrons were moved to various fields in Australia. The entire Group was reunited at Torrens Creek, Queensland, in August 1942.
Torrens Creek, Queensland 1 Aug 42 - 14 Sep 42
New Guinea
Port Moresby 14 Sep 42 - 10 Dec 43
Dobodura 10 Dec 43 - 4 Mar 44
Nadzab 2 Jul 44 - 10 Nov 44
Owi Island
Philippine Islands
Tacloban, Leyte Nov 44 - 5 Mar 45
The advance echelon arrived at Tacloban on 4 November. Elements of the 43rd Group were stationed on Palau, West Caroline Islands, and Mindoro, Philippine Islands, for a short time.
Clark Field, Luzon 6 Mar 45 - late Jul 45
Ryukyu Islands
Ie Shima 24 Jul 45 - 10 Dec 45
Philippine Islands
McKinley Field, Luzon 10 Dec 45 - 29 Apr 46

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United States
Davis-Montham Air Force Base, Arizona 1 Oct 46 - 16 Jun 52
Formerly Davis-Montham Field; redesignated on 13 January 1948. The 43rd Group was temporarily based in England from August to November 1949, and at Goose Bay, Labrador, in September 1950 and January 1951.

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