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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.