00181918 2949-15 UNCLASSIFIED 2431638 07-01-1945 2431668 07-31-1945

UNIT/1596/ARMY AIR FORCES BASE

HISTORY 318.6-2A 0000005608 A3092 487 570 83 37 2446889 04-03-1987 1596 ARMY AIR FORCES BASE UNIT (2 FOREIGN TRANSPORT GROUP) BECAME PARENT BASE UNIT AT NEW CASTLE ARMY AIR BASE DE IN LIEU OF 552 ARMY AIR FORCES BASE UNIT (2 FERRYING GROUP). 2 FERRYING GROUP WAS REPLACED BY 2 FOREIGN TRANSPORT GROUP ON 30 JUN 45. PRIMARY MISSION OF BASE BECAME RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOREIGN TRANSPORT. NONE GROUP/0002/FOREIGN TRANSPORT GROUP/0002/FERRYING UNIT/0552/ARMY AIR FORCES BASE INCLUDES MATERIAL COVERING 30 JUN 45.