Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
2nd Ferrying Group
all who served in the
2nd Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division
Air Transport Command,
New Castle Army Base, Delaware.
1942-1946
The group delivered aircraft all over the world and was the first to utilize women pilots, the WAFS and WASPS.
In late 1943, the group established a scheduled military airline "Crescent Caravan" from New Castle, Delaware to Calcutta, India, flying C-54 type aircraft.
Turning final
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 39° 7.103′ N, 75° 27.372′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Dover Air Force Base. Memorial can be reached from Perimeter Road, 0.7 miles west of Bayside Drive (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 Perimeter Rd, Dover AFB DE 19902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Berlin Airlift Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); POW★MIA (a few steps from this
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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