The 85th Bomb Group had been activated at Hunter in February 1942 .
The 85th Bomb Group had been initially equipped with the Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers repossessed from British contracts when the war began .
The 85th Bomb Group had been activated at Hunter in February 1942 and initially equipped with the Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers repossessed from British contracts when the war began .