The new 561st did not have any aircraft assigned as yet.
Five aircraft were assigned the group's first mission on January 16.
Before the end of the war, approximately 5,000 men and 250 aircraft were assigned to the base.
It was never fully organized, and no aircraft were assigned.
Johnson had four aircraft assigned to him during combat operations.
There was a further problem in that the aircraft were not assigned equitably between Groups.
By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.
By the end of 1944, the Air Station had 29 aircraft assigned.
As a result no aircraft were assigned and the unit was inactivated in 1957.
During the time that Loring was open, various aircraft were assigned to the base.