XII Bomber Command
Command
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47th Bomb Wing
Wing
- US Air Force Combat Units of World War II Description
Constituted as 7th Pursuit Wing on 19 October 1940. Activated on 18 December 1940. Inactivated on 31 August 1941.Redesignated 7th Fighter Wing. Activated on 7 June 1942. Moved to North Africa, October to November 1942, to operate with Twelfth Air Force. Redesignated 47th Bombardment Wing(Medium) in February 1943. Assigned to Fifteenth Air Force in November 1943 and afterward operated as a heavy bombardment organization until the war ended. Redesignated 47th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in April 1945. Returned to the US in May. Redesignated 47th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) in June. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1945
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XII Tactical Air Command
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Fifteenth Air Force
Headquarters
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force. ...
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320th Bomb Group
Group
Constituted as 320th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 19 June 1942. ... -
82nd Fighter Group
Group
The 82nd Fighter Group flew training missions from bases in Northern Ireland between October and December 1942. They then joined the Twelfth Air Force in North Africa, supporting the ground invasion of Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. Between October 1943... -
376th Bomb Group
Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia... -
81st Fighter Group
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17th Bomb Group
Group
In addition to the above history, the 17th BG provided the crews for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942 -
310th Bomb Group
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449th Bomb Group
Group
The group was constituted as 449th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona.[2] its original components were the 716th,[3] 717th,[4] 718th,[5] and 719th Bombardment Squadrons.[6] ... -
98th Bomb Group
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The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942. ... -
450th Bomb Group
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451st Bomb Group
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| 03 June 2021 14:39:11 | Emily | Created entry with type, category, name, us air force combat units of world war ii description, air forces, unit part of associations and unit encompassing associations |
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