On 1 March 1942, the 92nd Bombardment Group was activated under the command of Colonel James Sutton at Barksdale AFB, LA, to fly B-17s. The group became known as “Fames Favored Few” consisting of 4 bombardment squadrons – 325th, 326th, 327th, and 407th as part of the 40th Combat Wing (along with the 305th and 306th Bombardment Groups), 1st Air Division.

The 92nd Bombardment Group flew 308 missions, 274 from Podington Airfield. Exact losses during the war are uncertain, but numbers routinely used include 154 aircraft lost and approximately 800+ members killed.

Oldest Group in the 8th Air Force Assigned to various locations during the war, including Bovingdon, Alconbury, Podington (all in England) and Istres, France

The 92nd was the first Heavy Bombardment Group to fly non-stop from Gander Newfoundland to Prestwick Scotland.

Only unit in the 8th Air Force to fly the experimental YB-40 in combat (327th BS)

Flew secret Disney rocket bomb missions (early 1945)

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient F/O John C Morgan (July 26, 1943)

Led the 8th Air Force in attack on Schweinfurt 14 October 1943 (Black Thursday)

Lost 6 B-17s/60 Crew Members In Nov 1942, stopped operational combat missions to establish Combat Crew Replacement Center to train new crews arriving in theater Returned to operational combat missions in May 1943

Led the entire 8th Air Force on 25 April 1945 to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia—the final 8th Air Force mission in theater.

Participated in the Green Project – the 92nd BG flew soldiers on the first leg of their journey home after the war. The unit transported 19,935 soldiers from Istres, France, to Casablanca, Morocco, and returned 5,672 French citizens back to their homeland