less than one year old on D-Day, and all were in excellent condition. Gliders were incorporated, Over 2,100 CG-4 Waco gliders had been sent to the UK, and after attrition during training operations, 1,118 were available for operations, along with 301 larger Airspeed Horsa gliders received from the British. Order of battle, 6 June 1944 IX Bomber Command 97th Bombardment Wing (Light) 409th Bombardment Group (A-20) 640th Bombardment Squadron (W5) 641st Bombardment Squadron (7G) 642d Bombardment Squadron (D6) 643d Bombardment Squadron (5I) 410th Bombardment Group (A-20) 644th Bombardment Squadron (5Q) 645th Bombardment Squadron (7X) 646th Bombardment Squadron (8U) 647th Bombardment Squadron (6Q) 416th Bombardment Group (A-20) 668th Bombardment Squadron (5H) 669th Bombardment Squadron (2A) 670th Bombardment Squadron (F6) 671st Bombardment Squadron (5C) 98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) 323d Bombardment Group (B-26) 453d Bombardment Squadron (VT) 454th Bombardment Squadron (RJ) 455th Bombardment Squadron (YU) 456th Bombardment Squadron (WT) 387th Bombardment Group (B-26) 556th Bombardment Squadron (FW) 557th Bombardment Squadron (KS) 558th Bombardment Squadron (KX) 559th Bombardment Squadron (TQ) 394th Bombardment Group (B-26) 584th Bombardment Squadron (K5) 585th Bombardment Squadron (4T) 586th Bombardment Squadron (H9) 587th Bombardment Squadron (5W) 397th Bombardment Group (B-26) 596th Bombardment Squadron (X2) 597th Bombardment Squadron (9F) 598th Bombardment Squadron (U2 599th Bombardment Squadron (6B) 99th Bombardment Wing (Medium) 322d Bombardment Group (B-26) 449th Bombardment Squadron (PN) 450th Bombardment Squadron (ER) 451st Bombardment Squadron (SS) 452nd Bombardment Squadron (DR) 344th Bombardment Group (B-26) 494th Bombardment Squadron (K9) 495th Bombardment Squadron (Y5) 496th Bombardment Squadron (N3) 497th Bombardment Squadron (7L) 1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 386th Bombardment Group (B-26) 552d Bombardment Squadron (RG) 553d Bombardment Squadron (AN) 554th Bombardment Squadron (RU) 555th Bombardment Squadron (YA) 391st Bombardment Group (B-26) 572d Bombardment Squadron (P2) 573d Bombardment Squadron (T6) 574th Bombardment Squadron (4L) 575th Bombardment Squadron (O8) IX Fighter Command IX Tactical Air Command 70th Fighter Wing 48th Fighter Group (P-47) 492d Fighter Squadron (F4) 493d Fighter Squadron (I7) 494th Fighter Squadron (6M) 367th Fighter Group (P-38) 392d Fighter Squadron (H5) 393d Fighter Squadron (8L) 394th Fighter Squadron (4N) 371st Fighter Group (P-47) 404th Fighter Squadron (9Q) 405th Fighter Squadron (8N) 406th Fighter Squadron (4W) 474th Fighter Group (P-38) 428th Fighter Squadron (F5) 429th Fighter Squadron (7Y) 430th Fighter Squadron (K6) 71st Fighter Wing 366th Fighter Group (P-47) 389th Fighter Squadron (A6) 390th Fighter Squadron (B2) 391st Fighter Squadron (A8) 368th Fighter Group (P-47) 359th Fighter Squadron (A7) 396th Fighter Squadron (C2) 397th