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I'd agree that passing through was always a possibility, indeed that would go for almost any unit in theatre.
The best I could find from a quick word search in Ghost Bombers was a transfer in early June 1944 to an "airfield in the Perugia/Pisa area."
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Agreed, but another strong possibility might have been an ULTRA or "Y" intercept, #(5) on my list. Rome had been captured on 4 June and by 6 June U.S. VI Corps with 1st Armored Div. was almost half the distance from Rome to Perugia. This rapid rate of advance may have forced a quick change of plans by the Luftwaffe, so instead of "transferring" NSGr. 9 to Perugia the order was rescinded.
L.