▁ 1 1 7 ▁major ▁acc idents , ▁with ▁ 5 3 ▁aircraft ▁lost . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November , ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Tow ▁Target ▁and ▁G unn ery ▁Fl ight ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Leist on ▁( A AF ▁Station ▁ 3 7 3 ). ▁In ▁early ▁December , ▁the ▁ 5 5 4 th ▁Squadron ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ray don ▁( A AF ▁Station ▁ 1 5 7 ) ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 5 3 d ▁F ighter ▁Group . ▁The ▁det ach ments ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 3 3 d ▁Service ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 4 8 th ▁Qu arter master ▁Company ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Division , ▁but ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 9 6 th . ▁The ▁group ▁itself ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁F ighter ▁Wing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Division ▁( ren amed ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Air ▁Division ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁the ▁group ▁completed ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁H ales worth ▁( A AF ▁Station ▁ 3 6 5 ), ▁replacing ▁the ▁ 4 8 9 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁there . ▁ ▁Until ▁its ▁in activ ation ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁group ▁provided ▁man power , ▁maintenance , ▁and ▁support ▁services ▁for ▁units ▁based ▁at ▁H ales worth . ▁Units ▁based ▁at ▁H ales worth ▁included ▁the ▁ 5 th