Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

1st Air Commando Group B-25 Medium Bomber

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016

1. 1st Air Commando Group B-25 Medium Bomber Marker

Inscription. During the 1944-45 Allied campaign against Japanese forces in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater, B-25Hs of the 1st Air Commando Group were used extensively in close air support and interdiction role on behalf of British General Orde Wingate and his Chindit Commandos. They were also used to support other American and Allied ground forces throughout the theater until the end of World War II.

Erected by the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park Council.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, World II.

Location. 30° 24.854′ N, 86° 42.068′ W. Memorial is in Hurlburt Field, Florida, in Okaloosa County. It can be reached from Cody Avenue. Located at the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park and access to the base is restricted. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 315 Independence Road, Hurlburt Field FL 32544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker); C-46 Commando (within shouting distance of this marker); MH-53 Pave Low (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Kingpin (within shouting distance of this marker);

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HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant" (within shouting distance of this marker); Special Tactics Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Air Commando / Chindit Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Ranch Hand Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hurlburt Field.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Chindits Special Forces Burma and the 1st Air Commando Group. (Submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

B-25J Medium Bomber image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016

2. B-25J Medium Bomber

This B-25J was delivered to the USAAF on 7 Jun 1944 and assigned to various units until retirement to AMARC “the boneyard”, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ on 1 Oct 1957. Noting its availability, the USAF transferred this B-25 to Hurlburt Field and reconfigured it to resemble the H-Model which supported the 1st Air Commando Group in the CBI Theatre.

B-25 Bomber can be seen behind the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016

3. B-25 Bomber can be seen behind the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.