receiving cargo and shipping supplies from Brisbane. In addition to the maintenance and logistics, during 1942 the flight echelons of USAAF groups and squadrons assigned to Australia received their aircraft at Brisbane. After a short organizational stay, they were reassigned to their operational airfields around the country. Known USAAF units assigned were: 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy), (22 December 1941 – February 1942) B-17C/D Flying Fortress; Aircraft survivors from Philippines Campaign. Reassigned to Karachi, India. 3rd Bombardment Group (Light), (25 February – 10 March 1942) A-20 Havoc; Reassigned to Charters Towers Airfield, Qld. 22nd Bombardment Group (Medium), (25 February – 7 March 1942) B-26 Marauder; Reassigned to RAAF Base Amberley, Qld. 38th Bombardment Group (Medium), (25 February – 8 March 1942; 10 June – 7 August 1942) B-25 Mitchell; Reassigned to Doomben (Eagle Farm) Airport, Qld. 16th & 17th Bombardment Squadrons (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), (10–25 March 1942) A-24 Dauntless; Air echelon of 27th Bomb Group originally assigned to Luzon but airfield overrun prior to aircraft arrival in Southwest Pacific. Received aircraft at Brisbane, unit reformed and reassigned to Batchelor Airfield, Northern Territory. 8th Reconnaissance Squadron (24 April – 2 May 1942) P-38/F-4 Lightning. Unit reassigned from Melbourne to Archerfeld, then moved north to Townsville Airport, Qld. for operational service. 374th Troop Carrier Group, (12 November–December 1942) Used various (B-18 Bolo, C-39, C-49, C-56, C-60, DC-3, DC-5) aircraft providing logistics and transport duties. Reassigned to Port Moresby Airport, New Guinea. 6th Reconnaissance Group, (27 November-10 December 1943) P-38/F-4 Lightning, F-7/B-24 Liberator; Unit reassigned from Sydney to Archerfeld. Reassigned to Port Moresby Airport, New Guinea. 58th Fighter Group, (21 November – 28 December 1943) P-47 Thunderbolt; Unit reassigned from Sydney to Archerfeld. Reassigned to Dobodura, New Guinea. The main USAAF flying unit permanently assigned to Archerfield was the Air Transport Command 21st Troop Carrier Squadron from April 1942 to August 1944. Various USAAF bombers and fighters of various types transited the airport, however, thougout the war. Postwar years After World War II, Ansett ANA and Trans Australia Airlines moved their operations to Eagle Farm Airport. The improvements to Archerfield allowed it to assume its role of secondary and civil aviation airport. In 1998, the airport was leased by the Federal Airports Corporation to the Archerfield Airport Corporation. Today, Archerfield is used mainly for civil aviation. It is home to the Department of Emergency Services rescue helicopter flights, No. 219 Squadron of