B-25 Mitchell History
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12/05/2025
Suspected 310th BG C/D.
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310th Bomb Group associations
After circa the beginning of 1943, combat allocations used a five digit numeric project number beginning with 9. The second position indicated the overseas command, ie, usually the numbered Air Forces in the region. 90 later 91 was MTO & CBI. 92/93 was northwest Europe (ETO); 94 Canal and Carribean; 96/97, POA ( CPA & SPA), SWPA, FEAF and sometimes NPA. 98 was 20th AF and a few other direct reports to HQ AAF.
DOM was an indication of a Domestic Procject allocation and thus would be common on trainer allocation. It was also used on planes assigned to Domestic Commands Or Wings. Thus ATC transports, AAFAC radar planes, or 311 Rec.Wing photo ships will often have DOM projects although the planes could be detached overseas.
Assignments could change during the life of a plane and new project numbers were assigned if the reassignment was significant at either a level of budget or inventory accounting; or for stageing purposes.
At first, combat destined AAF planes generally had dual acceptance; once at the plant; once at the mod center. The policy was changed circa mid-1944 to encourage factory absorption of the mods, however implementation was uneven. The inducement to move the responsibility to the factories was to reduce rework and removal of equipment, and the second testing and acceptance.
Even after single acceptance there was not always a one to one relationship between a mod center and a factory.
The ATC Ferry Division coordinated with the Aircraft Distribution Office in Dayton to route the ferrying of the factories' output to the mod centers and to route the mod center output to stageing and distribution centers.
The appendices to AAF Study 62 are an excellent reference on the mod program.
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