382d Bombardment Group

382d Bombardment Group

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 382d Bombardment Group


caption=
dates= 1942 - 1946
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= United States Army Air Forces
type=
role= Bombardment
size=
command_structure= Twentieth Air Force
current_commander=
garrison= Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=


* World War II: American Campaign (1942-1945): Pacific Theater (1945)
anniversaries=
The 382d Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.

History

Assignments

* Second Air Force : 2d (later II) Bomber Command:: 3 Nov 1942 - 31 Mar 1944:: 25 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1945
* Eighth Air Force: 316 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, 31 Aug 1945-4 Jan 1946

Stations Assigned

* Salt Lake City AAB, UT 3 Nov 1942
* Davis-Monthan Field, AZ 23 Jan 1943
* Pocatello AAFld, ID 5 Apr 1943
* Muroc AAFld, CA 6 Dec 1943-31 Mar 1944
* Dalhart AAFld, TX 25 Aug 1944
* Smoky Hill AAFld, KS 11 Dec 1944-8 Jul 1945
* Guam 8 Sep-16 Dec 1945
* Camp Anza, CA 30 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946

Operational Units

* 420th Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 464th Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 872d Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 536th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 537th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 538th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 539th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)

Aircraft Flown

* Consolidated B-24 Liberator
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Operational History

Constituted as 382d Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Oct 1942. Activated on 3 Nov 1942. Assigned to Second AF and equipped with B-24's. Served first as an operational training and later as a replacement training unit. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1944.

Redesignated 382d Bombardment Group (Very Heavy). Activated on Aug 1944. Assigned to Second AF. Trained for overseas duty with B-29's. Moved to the Pacific theater, Jul-Sep 1945, and assigned to Eighth Air Force. The war ended before the group could enter combat.

Returned to the US on Dec 1945. Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 363d Training Group — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 363d Training Group caption= Emblem of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing dates= 1943 Present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Army Air Force (1943 47) United States Air Force (1947 Present)… …   Wikipedia

  • Eighth Air Force — emblem Part of Air …   Wikipedia

  • Davis–Monthan Air Force Base — Part of Air Combat Command (ACC) Located near: Tucson, AZ …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (0-9) — # 1 Alpine Division Taurinense # 1 Alpini Regiment # 1 Cent WWII (Dutch coin) # 1 Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy) # 1 vs 40 (Zipang manga) # 1. Jagd Division # 1.1 /75 caliber gun # 10 cm K 17 # 10.5 cm FlaK 38 # 10.5 cm leFH 16 # 10.5 cm… …   Wikipedia

  • Orlando Air Force Base —     …   Wikipedia

  • 336th Air Refueling Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 336th Air Refueling Squadron caption= 336th Air Refueling Squadron Patch dates= 3 November 1942 31 March 1944 26 June 1949 1 February 1953 1 April 1953 Present country= United States allegiance= branch=United… …   Wikipedia

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord — Part of United States Army I Corps United States Army I Corps Air Mobility Command (AMC) Located near …   Wikipedia

  • Cannon Air Force Base — Part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) …   Wikipedia

  • Will Rogers World Airport — 19 February 1995 IATA: OKC – ICAO …   Wikipedia

  • Mountain Home Air Force Base — Part of Air Combat Command (ACC) Located near: Mountain Home, Idaho …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”