What does '82 ADS' mean? (UC 78 Bobcat loss)

[Ivo de Jong]

On November 6, 1944 a UC78 Bobcat with serial 43-7841 was lost on a flight between Creil (France) and Maastricht (the Netherlands).
Its unit is listed as being '82 ADS'.
Does anyone know what 'ADS' stands for?
Thanks in advance
Ivo de Jong

[shooshoobaby]

Ivo-
ADG was Air Depot Group
ADS - Air Depot Sq.?
Mike

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Another possibility found via the ABMC website is the 82nd AirDrome Squadron.

One death (Tsgt Dwight E Barnes) on 19 Nov 1944 commemorated in Ardennes cemetery, so in the right area.

The same day, the A-20J 43-9445 of 82ADS went missing over Europe. The pilot was Frederick E Fair
(source:http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/s...y/Nov1944O.htm)

Frederick E Fair was a Lt Col of Headquarters Squadron, Ninth Air Force missing on 19 Nov 1944
(source: ABMC)

"The 82nd Airdrome Sq was at Membury, England by the end of 1943 under IX Tactical Air Command. It moved to Thruxton in May or Jun of 1944, then to Ibsley and High Halden before crossing the Channel to Creil, France. It later also served in Belgium (I would guess Germany, too, but I have no support for this except the date it was disbanded) and was disbanded 7 Nov 45. On 9 Dec 91, USAF reconstituted it as the 82nd Operations Support Sq, intending to assign it to the 82nd Flying Training Wg, but it rescinded this action and the unit was not reactivated. "

(source: http://forum.armyairforces.com/m123146.aspx)

By the way a Google search for "82nd Air Depot" foud no squadron, but a 82nd Air Depot Group based in Iran and India, far away from Belgium.

PS:
The UC-78 43-7841 was according to the accident report list available there (http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/s...y/Nov1944O.htm) not missing but had a landing accident at Maastricht Y-44 airfield. Pilot was George T Parker.
It is also listed in the 1944 list of WWII aircraft losses in Holland there: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=49683
It was so probably wrecked in the accident.

[Ivo de Jong]

Thanks Mike and Laurent for your time and help.
Laurent, I think you have the conclusive answer!
Ivo