B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces
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This is a list of United States Army Air Forces
B-24 Liberator combat units during World War II
including variants and other historical information. Heavy bomber training organizations primarily under II Bomber Command
in the United States and non-combat units are not included.
The USAAF took delivery of its first B-24As in June 1941, although the B-24D was the first production model delivered in quantity in July 1942. B-24s were assigned to every combat Air Force; at peak inventory, the USAAF had 6,043 B-24 Liberators operating world-wide in September 1944.
Following the end of World War II, the Liberator was rapidly withdrawn from USAAF service, being replaced by the B-29 Superfortress
. Literally thousands of Liberators were flown to various disposal units where they were cut up for scrap. Some brand-new late-production B-24Ms from Convair/San Diego were flown directly from the factory door to the scrapyard at RFC Kingman, Arizona
in June 1945, as the war in Europe had ended and B-29s were doing most of the long-range bombing work in the Pacific.
Only a few Liberators were still around when the United States Air Force
was formed in 1947, most of them being used for various research purposes. The last USAF Liberator, a Ford EZB-24M-20-FO serial number 44-51228 used by the Aeronautical Icing Research Laboratory for ice research, was struck off the rolls in 1953. For a time, it was on display at Lackland AFB, Texas
, with the armament and gunner positions restored. It is currently at the American Museum
at Duxford Aerodrome
, England
painted as 44-50492, a B-24M that was assigned to the 392d Bombardment Group, 578th Bombardment Squadron.
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
Established in October 1942 to deal with the German
U-boat
threat; formed largely from the resources of I Bomber Command. Inactivated in August 1943 when antisubmarine mission was taken over by the United States Navy
.
Fifth Air Force
Originally formed as the Philippine Department Air Force in August 1941; Stationed in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) of the Pacific Theater of Operations
(PTO). Operating in the Far East
, Australia
, New Guinea
and Philippines
. Participated in halting the Japanese drive in Papua
, recovery of New Guinea
, liberation of the Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa
.
. Primarily flew antisubmarine patrols over both the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean approaches to the Panama Canal
.
Seventh Air Force
Initially formed as the Hawaiian Air Force in October 1940. Operated primarily in Central Pacific Area (CPA) of the Pacific Theater of Operations
(PTO).
Eighth Air Force
Was primary heavy bombardment Air Force in the European Theater of Operations
(ETO) during World War II, stationed in England
. Mission was conducting long-range strategic bomber offensive against Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany
. The first Liberator mission from England took place on October 9, 1942. Several VIII Bomber Command
Liberator groups deployed aircraft to Libya
in late 1942 and 1943 to augment IX Bomber Command and carry out attacks against Axis targets in the Mediterranean. Ultimately a total of twenty-one Liberator-equipped groups were deployed and operated with the Eighth Air Force 2d and 3d Bombardment Divisions.
Ninth Air Force
IX Bomber Command operated Liberators from airfields in Egypt
; Libya
and Tunisia
during the Western Desert Campaign
(1942–1943). Transferred B-24s to Twelfth Air Force in October 1943; reassigned to England to become tactical air force supporting American First Army (IX Tactical Air Command
), Third Army (XIX Tactical Air Command
), and Ninth Army (XXIX Tactical Air Command
).
Tenth Air Force
Constituted February 1942. Moved to India
March–May 1942. Primary USAAF Air Force in the China-Burma-India theater.
Eleventh Air Force
Formed February 1942. Based in Alaska Territory
. Engaged in combat with B-24s during Aleutian Campaign (1942–1943). First B-24 raid on Japanese Home Islands in 1943.
, Tunisia
and Sicily
. Transferred Liberators to Fifteenth Air Force
in November 1943, becoming tactical air force in Mediterranean Theater of Operations
(MTO) primarily supporting Fifth Army (XII Tactical Air Command
) in Italy
, also operating in Southern France and Germany supporting Seventh Army.
Thirteenth Air Force
Formed on December 14, 1942. Operated primarily in South Pacific Area
(SPA) of the Pacific Theater of Operations
(PTO)
Fourteenth Air Force
Formed out of the American Volunteer Group
in March 1943 in Kunming
, China
. Primary United States Air Force in China as part of the China-Burma-India Theater
Fifteenth Air Force
Activated in Tunisia
on November 1, 1943. Primary strategic bombardment Air Force of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
(MTO) operating from airfields in Southern Italy. Had 15 B-24 groups. Bombing raids against targets in Italy
, then took part in raids on Germany
, Austria
, Hungary
, Yugoslavia
, and Romania
. Supported the invasion of southern France.
Twentieth Air Force
Constituted April 1944. Primarily equipped with B-29 Superfortress
es but there were two reconnaissance squadrons equipped with B-24s and F-7s that were stationed on the Northern Mariana Islands
. Both units reported to XXI Bomber Command
Headquarters.
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
B-24 Liberator combat units during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
including variants and other historical information. Heavy bomber training organizations primarily under II Bomber Command
II Bomber Command
The II Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Fort George Wright, Washington. It was inactivated on 6 October 1943....
in the United States and non-combat units are not included.
The USAAF took delivery of its first B-24As in June 1941, although the B-24D was the first production model delivered in quantity in July 1942. B-24s were assigned to every combat Air Force; at peak inventory, the USAAF had 6,043 B-24 Liberators operating world-wide in September 1944.
Following the end of World War II, the Liberator was rapidly withdrawn from USAAF service, being replaced by the B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...
. Literally thousands of Liberators were flown to various disposal units where they were cut up for scrap. Some brand-new late-production B-24Ms from Convair/San Diego were flown directly from the factory door to the scrapyard at RFC Kingman, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
in June 1945, as the war in Europe had ended and B-29s were doing most of the long-range bombing work in the Pacific.
Only a few Liberators were still around when the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
was formed in 1947, most of them being used for various research purposes. The last USAF Liberator, a Ford EZB-24M-20-FO serial number 44-51228 used by the Aeronautical Icing Research Laboratory for ice research, was struck off the rolls in 1953. For a time, it was on display at Lackland AFB, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, with the armament and gunner positions restored. It is currently at the American Museum
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven...
at Duxford Aerodrome
Duxford Aerodrome
Duxford Aerodrome is located south of Cambridge, within the Parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly west of the village.The airfield is owned jointly by the Imperial War Museum and Cambridgeshire County Council and it is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the American...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
painted as 44-50492, a B-24M that was assigned to the 392d Bombardment Group, 578th Bombardment Squadron.
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandArmy Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandThe Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
Established in October 1942 to deal with the GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
U-boat
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
threat; formed largely from the resources of I Bomber Command. Inactivated in August 1943 when antisubmarine mission was taken over by the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
.
- 1st Search Attack Group1st Search Attack GroupThe 1st Search Attack Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based in Langley Field, Virginia...
- Oct 1942-Aug 1943; Langley Field, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
- 2d Search Attack Squadron2d Search Attack SquadronThe 42d Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Search Attack Group, based at Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944-History:...
- 3d Search Attack Squadron3d Search Attack SquadronThe 3d Search Attack Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Search Attack Group, based at Langley Field, Virginia...
- 4th Search Attack Squadron
- Became radar training unit for USAAF, inactivated April 1944
- 304th Bombardment Group304th Bombardment GroupThe 304th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based in Langley Field, Virginia...
- Oct-Dec 1942; Langley Field, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
- 1st Antisubmarine Squadron1st Antisubmarine SquadronThe 1st Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
- 18th Antisubmarine Squadron
- 19th Antisubmarine Squadron19th Antisubmarine SquadronThe 19th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
- Inactivated December 1942; B-24s to Navy as PB4Y-1
- 26th Antisubmarine Wing26th Antisubmarine WingThe 26th Anti-Submarine Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based at Miami Airport, Florida. It was deactivated on 15 October 1943-History:...
- Nov 1942-Oct 1943; Miami Airport, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- 15th Antisubmarine Squadron
- Inactivated October 1943; B-24s to Navy as PB4Y-1
- 479th Antisubmarine Group479th Antisubmarine GroupThe 479th Antisubmarine Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based at RAF Podington, England...
- Jul-Nov 1943; EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(Several stations) - 4th Antisubmarine Squadron4th Antisubmarine SquadronThe 4th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
- 6th Antisubmarine Squadron6th Antisubmarine SquadronThe 6th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
- 19th Antisubmarine Squadron19th Antisubmarine SquadronThe 19th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
- 22d Antisubmarine Squadron
- Inactivated November 1943; B-24s to Navy as PB4Y-1
- 480th Antisubmarine Group
- June-Nov 1943; Port Lyautey, French MoroccoFrench MoroccoFrench Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
- 1st Antisubmarine Squadron1st Antisubmarine SquadronThe 1st Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
- 2d Antisubmarine Squadron2d Antisubmarine SquadronThe 2d Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
- Inactivated January 1944; B-24s to Navy as PB4Y-1
Fifth Air ForceFifth Air ForceThe Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
Originally formed as the Philippine Department Air Force in August 1941; Stationed in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) of the Pacific Theater of OperationsPacific Theater of Operations
The Pacific Theater of Operations was the World War II area of military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, a geographic scope that reflected the operational and administrative command structures of the American forces during that period...
(PTO). Operating in the Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
and Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Participated in halting the Japanese drive in Papua
Papua (Australian territory)
The Territory of Papua comprised the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea from 1883 to 1949. It became a British Protectorate in the year 1884, and four years later it was formally annexed as British New Guinea...
, recovery of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, liberation of the Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945...
.
- 22nd Bombardment Group
- Transitioned from B-25/B-26 to B-24s at NadzabLae Nadzab AirportLae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located in Lae, Papua New Guinea. It is served by regional aircraft with domestic flight.-Airlines and destinations:-History:...
, New GuineaNew GuineaNew Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
in February 1944 - Operated from Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa - 2d Bombardment Squadron2d Bombardment SquadronThe 2d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...
- 19th Bombardment Squadron
- 33d Bombardment Squadron
- 408th Bombardment Squadron408th Bombardment SquadronThe 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...
- Re-equipped with B-29s, May 1946 on Okinawa
- 43d Bombardment Group
- Equipped with LB-30s and B-17s in 1941; Deployed to Australia March 1942
- Transitioned to B-24s at Port MoresbyJacksons International AirportJacksons International Airport , also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 5 miles outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea...
, New GuineaNew GuineaNew Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
between May and September 1943. - Operated from Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa - 63d Bombardment Squadron63d Bombardment SquadronThe 63d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. It was inactivated on January 31, 1970.-History:...
- 64th Bombardment Squadron64th Bombardment SquadronThe 64th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...
- 65th Bombardment Squadron65th Bombardment SquadronThe 65th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...
- 403d Bombardment Squadron403d Bombardment SquadronThe 403d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Carswell AFB, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 January 1961.-History:...
- Inactivated 1946
- 90th Bombardment Group
- Activated with B-24s in April 1942, Deployed to Australia in November 1942
- Operated from AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa - 319th Bombardment Squadron
- 320th Bombardment Squadron
- 321st Bombardment Squadron
- 400th Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated 1946
- 380th Bombardment Group
- Activated with B-24s in November 1942; Deployed to Australia
- Attached to RAAF until Jan 1945, then PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa - 528th Bombardment Squadron528th Bombardment SquadronThe 528th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 30 September 1995.-History:...
- 529th Bombardment Squadron529th Bombardment SquadronThe 529th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...
- 530th Bombardment Squadron530th Bombardment SquadronThe 530th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...
- 531st Bombardment Squadron531st Bombardment SquadronThe 531st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam...
- Inactivated 1946
- 20th Combat Mapping Squadron20th Intelligence SquadronThe 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the National Air Intelligence Center, stationed at Offut AFB, Nebraska.-Overview:...
- Activated with F-7As in Oct 1943 (later flew F-7B/F-7B H2X)
- Operated from AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa, Occupied JapanOccupied JapanAt the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, India, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This foreign presence marked the first time in its history that the island nation had been occupied by a foreign power... - Inactivated 1946
Sixth Air Force
Origins begin in Feb 1917, formally established as Panama Canal Air Force on October 1940. Control of USAAF operations in the CaribbeanCaribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. Primarily flew antisubmarine patrols over both the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean approaches to the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
.
- 6th Bombardment Group
- Received LB-30s (March 1942) and B-24Ds (Sep 1942)
- 3d Bombardment Squadron3d Bombardment SquadronThe 3d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Travis Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 January 1953.-World War II:...
- 25th Bombardment Squadron
- 29th Bombardment Squadron
- 74th Bombardment Squadron74th Bombardment SquadronThe 74th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 106th Bombardment Wing, based at March Air Force Base, California...
- 395th Bombardment Squadron
- 397th Bombardment Squadron397th Bombardment SquadronThe 397th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the VI Bomber Command, based at Rio Hato Army Air Base, Panama. It was inactivated on 1 November 1946.-Heraldry:...
- 6th BG reassigned to United States in Nov 1943; B-24s remained with various 6th AF squadrons under VI Bomber CommandVI Bomber CommandThe VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Albrook Field, Canal Zone...
until 1946
Seventh Air ForceSeventh Air ForceThe Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea....
Initially formed as the Hawaiian Air Force in October 1940. Operated primarily in Central Pacific Area (CPA) of the Pacific Theater of OperationsPacific Theater of Operations
The Pacific Theater of Operations was the World War II area of military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, a geographic scope that reflected the operational and administrative command structures of the American forces during that period...
(PTO).
- 11th Bombardment Group
- Transitioned from B-17s to B-24s at Hickam Field, Hawaii Territory in April 1943.
- Operated in Gilbert IslandsGilbert IslandsThe Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.-Geography:The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands...
, Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsThe Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, Northern Marianas Islands, Okinawa - 26th Bombardment Squadron
- 42d Bombardment Squadron
- 98th Bombardment Squadron
- 431st Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated 1945
- 30th Bombardment Group
- Received LB-30s in 1941, B-24s in 1942 at March Field, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- Operated in Gilbert IslandsGilbert IslandsThe Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.-Geography:The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands...
, Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsThe Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, Northern Marianas Islands - 27th Bombardment Squadron27th Bombardment SquadronThe 27th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Bombardment Group, based at Kahuku Army Airfield, Hawaii Territory...
- 38th Bombardment Squadron38th Bombardment SquadronThe 38th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Bombardment Group, based at Kahuku Army Airfield, Hawaii Territory...
- 392d Bombardment Squadron
- 819th Bombardment Squadron819th Bombardment SquadronThe 819th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Bombardment Group, based at Kahuku Army Airfield, Hawaii Territory...
- Inactivated 1946
- 494th Bombardment Group494th Bombardment GroupThe 494th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Strategic Air Command 19th Air Division, stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 2 April 1966...
- Activated with B-24s in Dec 1943
- Operated in Palau Islands, Okinawa
- 864th Bombardment Squadron864th Bombardment SquadronThe 864th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 494th Bombardment Wing, based at Sheppard AFB, Texas...
- 865th Bombardment Squadron
- 866th Bombardment Squadron
- 867th Bombardment Squadron867th Bombardment SquadronThe 867th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 494th Bombardment Group, based at Fort Lawton. Washington. It was inactivated on 4 January 1946.-History:...
- Inactivated 1945
- 86th Combat Mapping Squadron
- Received F-7A/Bs at Wheeler Field, Hawaii Territory, early 1944
- Operated from KwajaleinKwajaleinKwajalein Atoll , is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands . The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island. English-speaking residents of the U.S...
, SaipanSaipanSaipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
, Eniwetok, PalawanPalawanPalawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the... - Inactivated 1946
Eighth Air ForceEighth Air ForceThe Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....
Was primary heavy bombardment Air Force in the European Theater of OperationsEuropean Theater of Operations
The European Theater of Operations, United States Army was a United States Army formation which directed U.S. Army operations in parts of Europe from 1942 to 1945. It referred to Army Ground Forces, United States Army Air Forces, and Army Service Forces operations north of Italy and the...
(ETO) during World War II, stationed in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Mission was conducting long-range strategic bomber offensive against Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. The first Liberator mission from England took place on October 9, 1942. Several VIII Bomber Command
VIII Bomber Command
The VIII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit that is better known as the later appellation Eighth Air Force, as was popularized in post-World War II filmsand is frequently called the First Eighth Air Force by its veterans and successors in the services.The command was...
Liberator groups deployed aircraft to Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
in late 1942 and 1943 to augment IX Bomber Command and carry out attacks against Axis targets in the Mediterranean. Ultimately a total of twenty-one Liberator-equipped groups were deployed and operated with the Eighth Air Force 2d and 3d Bombardment Divisions.
- 34th Bombardment Group
- RAF MendleshamRAF MendleshamRAF Mendlesham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 5½ miles E of Stowmarket in Suffolk.-RAF Fighter Command use:...
, April 1944-Jul 1945 - 4th Bombardment Squadron4th Bombardment SquadronThe 4th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 34th Bombardment Group, stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945.-History:...
- 7th Bombardment Squadron7th Bombardment SquadronThe 7th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 34th Bombardment Group, stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945.-History:...
- 18th Bombardment Squadron
- 391st Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-17s, September 1944
- 44th Bombardment Group
- RAF ShipdhamRAF ShipdhamRAF Shipdham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 3 miles S of East Dereham in Norfolk, now used as a privately owned airfield.-USAAF use:...
, October 1942-June 1945 - Deployed to Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, June–August 1943 - Participated in August 1, 1943 Attack on Ploesti Oilfields, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 66th Bombardment Squadron
- 67th Bombardment Squadron
- 68th Bombardment Squadron
- 404th Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-29s
- 93d Bombardment Group
- RAF HardwickRAF HardwickRAF Hardwick is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located W of Bungay in Norfolk and a similar distance from the A140 main road from Norwich to Ipswich.-Origins:...
, December 1942-May 1945 - Deployed to Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, December 1942-August 1943 - Participated in August 1, 1943 Attack on Ploesti Oilfields, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 328th Bombardment Squadron
- 329th Bombardment Squadron
- 330th Bombardment Squadron330th Bombardment SquadronThe 330th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 93d Bombardment Wing. It was inactivated at Castle Air Force Base, California on 1 September 1991.-History:...
- 409th Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated December 1945
- 389th Bombardment Group
- RAF HethelRAF HethelRAF Hethel is a former World War II airfield used by the US during the Second World War in Norfolk, England situated located 7 miles south west of Norwich.-USAAF use:...
, June 1943–May 1945 - Deployed to Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, July–August 1943 - Participated in August 1, 1943 Attack on Ploesti Oilfields, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 564th Bombardment Squadron
- 565th Bombardment Squadron
- 566th Bombardment Squadron
- 567th Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated September 1945
- 392d Bombardment Group
- RAF WendlingRAF WendlingRAF Station Wendling is a former World War II airfield in Norfolk, England. The airfield is located approximately west-northwest of East Dereham.Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force...
, July 1943–June 1945 - 576th Bombardment Squadron
- 577th Bombardment Squadron
- 578th Bombardment Squadron
- 579th Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated September 1945
- 445th Bombardment Group
- RAF TibenhamRAF TibenhamRAF Tibenham is a former World War II Royal Air Force Station and airfield in England. It is located about south-southwest of Norwich, N of Diss in Norfolk...
, November 1943-May 1945 - 700th Bombardment Squadron
- 701st Bombardment Squadron
- 702d Bombardment Squadron
- 703d Bombardment Squadron703d Bombardment SquadronThe 703d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 452d Bombardment Group, stationed at Fresno Air Base, California. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.-History:...
- Inactivated September 1945
- 446th Bombardment Group
- RAF BungayRAF BungayRAF Bungay is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 2 miles SW of Bungay in Suffolk on the south bank of the Waveney River close to the B1062 Harleston to Bungay road....
, November 1943-July 1945 - 704th Bombardment Squadron
- 705th Bombardment Squadron
- 706th Bombardment Squadron
- 707th Bombardment Squadron707th Bombardment SquadronThe 707th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Twelfth Air Force, stationed at Lubbock Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 28 March 1950.-History:...
- Inactivated August 1945
- 447th Bombardment Group
- RAF AttlebridgeRAF AttlebridgeRAF Attlebridge is a former World War II RAF Station and airfield in England. The field is located near Attlebridge 8 miles NW of Norwich in Norfolk.-RAF Bomber Command use:...
, March 1944-July 1945 - 708th Bombardment Squadron
- 709th Bombardment Squadron
- 710th Bombardment Squadron
- 711th Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-17s, Summer 1944
- 448th Bombardment Group
- RAF SeethingRAF SeethingRAF Seething is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 9 miles SE of Norwich in Norfolk.-Overview:Seething airfield was built in 1942-43 by John Laing & Son Ltd., to the standard Class A requirement for heavy bombers, the airfield had a main runway 6,000 ft. long...
, December 1943-July 1945 - 712th Bombardment Squadron
- 713th Bombardment Squadron
- 714th Bombardment Squadron714th Bombardment SquadronThe 714th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 448th Bombardment Group, stationed at Long Beach Army Air Field, California. It was inactivated on 21 March 1951.-History:...
- 715th Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-29s
- 453d Bombardment Group
- RAF Old BuckenhamRAF Old BuckenhamRAF Old Buckenham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located SE of Attleborough in Norfolk, and is currently in civilian use as Old Buckenham Airport.-USAAF use:...
, December 1943-May 1945 - 732d Bombardment Squadron732d Bombardment SquadronThe 732d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 453d Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Dix Army Air Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945.-History:...
- 733d Bombardment Squadron733d Bombardment SquadronThe 733d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 453d Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Dix Army Air Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945.-History:...
- 734th Bombardment Squadron734th Bombardment SquadronThe 734th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 453d Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Dix Army Air Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945.-History:...
- 735th Bombardment Squadron735th Bombardment SquadronThe 735th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 453d Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Dix Army Air Base, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 September 1945.-History:...
- Inactivated August 1945
- 458th Bombardment Group
- RAF Horsham St. Faith, January 1944-June 1945
- 752d Bombardment Squadron752d Bombardment SquadronThe 752d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 458th Bombardment Group stationed at March Field, California.-History:...
- 753d Bombardment Squadron753d Bombardment SquadronThe 753d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 458th Bombardment Group stationed at March Field, California.-History:...
- 754th Bombardment Squadron754th Bombardment SquadronThe 754th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 458th Bombardment Group stationed at March Field, California.-History:...
- 755th Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-29s
- 466th Bombardment Group466th Bombardment GroupThe 466th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the Second Air Force, being stationed at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona. It was inactivated on 17 October 1945...
- RAF AttlebridgeRAF AttlebridgeRAF Attlebridge is a former World War II RAF Station and airfield in England. The field is located near Attlebridge 8 miles NW of Norwich in Norfolk.-RAF Bomber Command use:...
, March 1944-July 1945 - 784th Bombardment Squadron784th Bombardment SquadronThe 784th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 466th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 785th Bombardment Squadron785th Bombardment SquadronThe 785th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 466th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 786th Bombardment Squadron786th Bombardment SquadronThe 786th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 466th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 787th Bombardment Squadron787th Bombardment SquadronThe 787th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 466th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- Inactivated July 1945
- 467th Bombardment Group467th Bombardment GroupThe 467th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the Strategic Air Command, being stationed at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 4 August 1946....
- RAF RackheathRAF RackheathRAF Rackheath is a former World War II RAF station airfield in England . The field is located 5 miles NE of Norwich in Norfolk between Rackheath and Salhouse.-USAAF use:...
, March 1944-June 1945 - 788th Bombardment Squadron788th Bombardment SquadronThe 788th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 467th Bombardment Group, stationed at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 4 August 1946.-History:...
- 789th Bombardment Squadron789th Bombardment SquadronThe 789th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 467th Bombardment Group, stationed at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 4 August 1946.-History:...
- 790th Bombardment Squadron790th Bombardment SquadronThe 790th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 467th Bombardment Group, stationed at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 4 August 1946.-History:...
- 791st Bombardment Squadron791st Bombardment SquadronThe 791st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 468th Bombardment Group, stationed at Roswell Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 31 March 1946.-History:...
- Converted to B-29s
- 482d Bombardment Group (Pathfinder)
- RAF AlconburyRAF AlconburyRAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is adjacent to the Stukeleys [Great and Little] and located about northwest of Huntingdon; about north of London....
, August 1943-May 1945 - Attached to: VIII Composite Command, Feb 1944-Jan 1945
- Composite group with 2 squadrons of B-17s and one of B-24s
- Conducted Pathfinder missions using H2X radar
- 812th Bombardment Squadron (B-17)
- 813th Bombardment Squadron (B-17)
- 814th Bombardment Squadron (B-24)
- Inactivated September 1945
- 486th Bombardment Group
- RAF SudburyRAF SudburyRAF Sudbury is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located between the villages Acton, Great Waldingfield and Chilton, around 2 miles east of Sudbury in Suffolk.-USAAF use:...
, April–November 1944 - 832d Bombardment Squadron832d Bombardment SquadronThe 832d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 486th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 833d Bombardment Squadron833d Bombardment SquadronThe 835th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 486th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 834th Bombardment Squadron834th Bombardment SquadronThe 834th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 486th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 835th Bombardment Squadron835th Bombardment SquadronThe 835th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 486th Bombardment Group, based at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- Converted to B-17s, August 1944
- 487th Bombardment Group
- RAF LavenhamRAF LavenhamRAF Lavenham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located N of Sudbury in Suffolk, near the village of Alpheton.-USAAF use:Lavenham airfield was built during 1943...
, April 1944–February 1945 - 836th Bombardment Squadron836th Bombardment SquadronThe 836th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 487th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 837th Bombardment Squadron837th Bombardment SquadronThe 837th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 487th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 838th Bombardment Squadron838th Bombardment SquadronThe 838th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 487th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- 839th Bombardment Squadron839th Bombardment SquadronThe 839th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 487th Bombardment Group, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:...
- Converted to B-17s, July 1944
- 489th Bombardment Group489th Bombardment GroupThe 489th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the IV Bomber Command, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
- RAF HalesworthRAF HalesworthRAF Halesworth is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is west of Southwold in Suffolk.-USAAF use:Halesworth was built in 1942–1943 and was intended for use as a bomber station. It was built as a bomber station, with a 6,000 ft. main runway and two secondary runways of...
, May–November 1944 - 844th Bombardment Squadron844th Bombardment SquadronThe 844th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 489th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at March Field, California on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 845th Bombardment Squadron845th Bombardment SquadronThe 845th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 489th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at March Field, California on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 846th Bombardment Squadron846th Bombardment SquadronThe 846th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 489th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at March Field, California on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 847th Bombardment Squadron847th Bombardment SquadronThe 847th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 489th Bombardment Group, based at Great Bend Army Air Field, Kansas...
- Converted to B-29s, December 1944
- 490th Bombardment Group490th Bombardment GroupThe 490th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the III Bomber Command, being stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
- RAF EyeRAF EyeRAF Eye is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 11 miles NE of Stowmarket in Suffolk.- USAAF use:Eye airfield was constructed by the 827th and 859th U S Army Engineer Battalions during 1943, with additional work by British contractors. It was completed early in 1944 and...
, May 1944-October 1944 - 848th Bombardment Squadron
- 849th Bombardment Squadron
- 850th Bombardment Squadron
- 851st Bombardment Squadron
- Converted to B-17s, August 1944
- 491st Bombardment Group491st Bombardment GroupThe 491st Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the II Bomber Command, stationed at McChord Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 8 September 1945....
- RAF Metfield, RAF North PickenhamRAF North PickenhamRAF North Pickenham is a former Royal Air Force base near North Pickenham, in Norfolk. It was originally opened in 1944 and finally closed in 1965.-USAAF use:...
, April 1944-July 1945 - 852d Bombardment Squadron852d Bombardment SquadronThe 852d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 491st Bombardment Group stationed at McChord Field, Washington.-History:...
- 853d Bombardment Squadron853d Bombardment SquadronThe 852d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 491st Bombardment Group stationed at McChord Field, Washington.-History:...
- 854th Bombardment Squadron854th Bombardment SquadronThe 854th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 491st Bombardment Group stationed at McChord Field, Washington.-History:...
- 855th Bombardment Squadron855th Bombardment SquadronThe 855th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 491st Bombardment Group, based at McChord Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 8 September 1945.-History:...
- Inactivated September 1945
- 492d Bombardment Group492d Bombardment GroupThe 492d Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Second Air Force, stationed at Kirtland Field, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 17 October 1945....
- Unit deployed to RAF North PickenhamRAF North PickenhamRAF North Pickenham is a former Royal Air Force base near North Pickenham, in Norfolk. It was originally opened in 1944 and finally closed in 1965.-USAAF use:...
, Jan 1944. Re-designation of 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional), Aug 1944. Unit at RAF HarringtonRAF HarringtonRAF Harrington is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located west of Kettering in Northamptonshire south of the village of Harrington across the B576 road, now the A14.-USAAF use:...
until Aug 1945. - 856th Bombardment Squadron856th Bombardment Squadron.The 856th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 492d Bombardment Group, based at Kirtland Field, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 857th Bombardment Squadron857th Bombardment SquadronThe 857th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 492d Bombardment Group, based at Kirtland Field, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 858th Bombardment Squadron858th Bombardment SquadronThe 858th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 492d Bombardment Group, based at Kirtland Field, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 17 October 1945.-History:...
- 859th Bombardment Squadron859th Bombardment SquadronThe 859th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Strategic Air Forces, based at Bari Airfield, Italy...
- Converted to B-29s, August 1945
- 493d Bombardment Group493d Bombardment GroupThe 493d Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the Army Service Forces, being stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945....
- RAF DebachRAF DebachRAF Debach is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 3 miles NW of Woodbridge, Suffolk.-USAAF use:Debach was one of the last Eighth Air Force heavy bomber stations to be occupied. being built by the 820th Engineer Battalion of the US Army during 1943/1944...
, RAF WormingfordRAF WormingfordRAF Station Wormingford is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately northwest of Colchester....
, Apr 1944-Aug 1945 - 860th Bombardment Squadron860th Bombardment SquadronThe 860th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 493d Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota on 28 August 1945.-History:...
- 861st Bombardment Squadron861st Bombardment SquadronThe 861st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 493d Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota on 28 August 1945.-History:...
- 862d Bombardment Squadron
- 863d Bombardment Squadron863d Bombardment SquadronThe 863d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 493d Bombardment Group, based at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota...
- Converted to B-17s, May 1944
Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
IX Bomber Command operated Liberators from airfields in EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
; Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
during the Western Desert Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
The Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War, was the initial stage of the North African Campaign during the Second World War. The campaign was heavily influenced by the availability of supplies and transport. The ability of the Allied forces, operating from besieged Malta, to...
(1942–1943). Transferred B-24s to Twelfth Air Force in October 1943; reassigned to England to become tactical air force supporting American First Army (IX Tactical Air Command
IX Tactical Air Command
The IX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Camp Shanks, New York...
), Third Army (XIX Tactical Air Command
XIX Tactical Air Command
The XIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The unit's last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force based at Biggs Field, Texas...
), and Ninth Army (XXIX Tactical Air Command
XXIX Tactical Air Command
The XXIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Weimar, Germany...
).
- 98th Bombardment Group
- Deployed to Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
July 1942, First B-24Ds to be deployed overseas (Halverson Detachment) - Stationed in British Palestine, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... - Participated in August 1, 1943 Attack on Ploesti Oilfields, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 343d Bombardment Squadron
- 344th Bombardment Squadron
- 345th Bombardment Squadron
- 415th Bombardment Squadron
- Transferred to Twelfth (October), then Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, November 1943
- 376th Bombardment Group
- Deployed to Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
October 1942 - Stationed in British Palestine, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... - Participated in August 1, 1943 Attack on Ploesti Oilfields, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 512th Bombardment Squadron
- 513th Bombardment Squadron513th Bombardment SquadronThe 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 53d Electronic Warfare Group, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.-Mission:...
- 514th Bombardment Squadron
- 515th Bombardment Squadron515th Bombardment SquadronThe 515th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 376th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 9 January 1962.-History:...
- Transferred to Twelfth (October), then Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
, November 1943
Tenth Air ForceTenth Air ForceThe Tenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve Command . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....
Constituted February 1942. Moved to IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
March–May 1942. Primary USAAF Air Force in the China-Burma-India theater.
- 7th Bombardment Group
- Formed Sep 1918; deployed to PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
Sep 1940; withdrawn to AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
late Dec 1941; combat in JavaJavaJava is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
Jan-Mar 1942; deployed to IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Transitioned from B-17C/Ds to B-24s at KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Mar 1942 - 9th Bombardment Squadron
- 436th Bombardment Squadron
- 492d Bombardment Squadron492d Bombardment SquadronThe 492d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 4228th Strategic Wing, stationed at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...
- 493d Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated December 1945
Eleventh Air ForceEleventh Air ForceThe Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska....
Formed February 1942. Based in Alaska TerritoryAlaska Territory
The Territory of Alaska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 24, 1912, until January 3, 1959, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Alaska...
. Engaged in combat with B-24s during Aleutian Campaign (1942–1943). First B-24 raid on Japanese Home Islands in 1943.
- 28th Composite Group
- Received LB-30s and B-24s at Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 1942
- 21st Bombardment Squadron21st Bombardment SquadronThe 21st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 501st Bombardment Group, based at Northwest Field, Guam in the Mariana Islands. It was inactivated on 10 June 1946....
- 36th Bombardment Squadron36th Bombardment SquadronThe 36th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey...
- 404th Bombardment Squadron
- Inactivated October 1945
Twelfth Air Force
Formed November 1942. Operated B-24s in AlgeriaAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
and Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. Transferred Liberators to Fifteenth Air Force
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
in November 1943, becoming tactical air force in Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II...
(MTO) primarily supporting Fifth Army (XII Tactical Air Command
XII Tactical Air Command
The XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Bad Kissingen, Germany...
) in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, also operating in Southern France and Germany supporting Seventh Army.
- Twelfth Air Force had several B-17 Flying Fortress groups which were transferred from VIII Bomber CommandVIII Bomber CommandThe VIII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit that is better known as the later appellation Eighth Air Force, as was popularized in post-World War II filmsand is frequently called the First Eighth Air Force by its veterans and successors in the services.The command was...
in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
when the command was formed in the fall of 1942. In TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, the Liberator-equipped 98th and 376th Bombardment Groups were briefly transferred from Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
in October 1943 to the command. All of Twelfth AF's heavy bomb groups were reassigned to Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
in November.
Thirteenth Air ForceThirteenth Air ForceThe Thirteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. 13 AF has never been stationed in the continental United States...
Formed on December 14, 1942. Operated primarily in South Pacific AreaSouth Pacific Area
The South Pacific Area was a multinational U.S.-led military command active during World War II. It was a part of the U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester Nimitz.Instructions to the senior U.S...
(SPA) of the Pacific Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
The Pacific Theater of Operations was the World War II area of military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, a geographic scope that reflected the operational and administrative command structures of the American forces during that period...
(PTO)
- 5th Bombardment Group
- Unit formed in 1915. Large number of B-18s and B-17C/Ds destroyed during Pearl Harbor Attack; surviving B-17s sent to New HebridesNew HebridesNew Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
in 1942. Re-equipped in HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
with B-24s and redeployed in August 1943 - Stationed in Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, Admiralty IslandsAdmiralty IslandsThe Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...
, Netherlands East Indies, Schouten IslandsSchouten IslandsThe Indonesian Schouten Islands are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea...
, Molucca Islands, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - 23d Bombardment Squadron
- 31st Bombardment Squadron
- 72d Bombardment Squadron
- 394th Bombardment Squadron
- Transitioned to RB-29s in 1946
- 307th Bombardment Group307th Bombardment GroupThe 307th Air Refueling Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 47th Air Division, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California...
- Established with B-17s in April 1942; transitioned to B-24s at Hickam Field, November 1942
- Stationed in Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, Admiralty IslandsAdmiralty IslandsThe Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...
, Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - 370th Bombardment Squadron
- 371st Bombardment Squadron371st Bombardment SquadronThe 371st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was deactivated on 25 March 1965-History:...
- 372d Bombardment Squadron372d Bombardment SquadronThe 372d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965.-History:...
- 424th Bombardment Squadron424th Bombardment SquadronThe 424th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962.-History:...
- Transitioned to B-29s in 1946
- 868th Bombardment Squadron
- Established in July 1943 with SB-24 RADAR aircraft; assigned directly to 13th AF Headquarters. Flew low level, anti-shipping strikes under the cover of darkness. Also flew as pathfinders for high-altitude bombers. Special missions were flown against land targets at night and one of the intentions was to prevent the Japanese from sleeping. Stationed in Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, Admiralty IslandsAdmiralty IslandsThe Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...
, Schouten IslandsSchouten IslandsThe Indonesian Schouten Islands are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea...
, Netherlands East Indies, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Okinawa. Inactivated December 1945
Fourteenth Air ForceFourteenth Air ForceThe Fourteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command . It is headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California....
Formed out of the American Volunteer GroupAmerican Volunteer Group
The American Volunteer Groups were volunteer air units organized by the United States government to aid the Nationalist government of China against Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War...
in March 1943 in Kunming
Kunming
' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Primary United States Air Force in China as part of the China-Burma-India Theater
- 308th Bombardment Group
- Formed with B-24s in April 1942; deployed to China in March 1943
- 373d Bombardment Squadron
- 374th Bombardment Squadron
- 375th Bombardment Squadron375th Bombardment SquadronThe 375th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 308th Bombardment Wing stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.-History:...
- 425th Bombardment Squadron425th Bombardment SquadronThe 375th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 308th Bombardment Wing stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.-History:...
- Inactivated October 1945
Fifteenth Air ForceFifteenth Air ForceThe Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
Activated in TunisiaTunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
on November 1, 1943. Primary strategic bombardment Air Force of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II...
(MTO) operating from airfields in Southern Italy. Had 15 B-24 groups. Bombing raids against targets in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, then took part in raids on Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Supported the invasion of southern France.
- 449th Bombardment Group
- Grottaglie Airfield, Jan 1944-May 1945
- 716th Bombardment Squadron716th Bombardment SquadronThe 716th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 449th Bombardment Wing. It was inactivated at Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan on 30 September 1977.-History:...
- 717th Bombardment Squadron717th Bombardment SquadronThe 717th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 4245th Strategic Wing, stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...
- 718th Bombardment Squadron718th Bombardment SquadronThe 718th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 4128th Strategic Wing, stationed at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...
- 719th Bombardment Squadron
- Transitioned to B-29s, May 1945
- 450th Bombardment Group
- Manduria AirfieldManduria AirfieldManduria Airfield is a World War II airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km north of Manduria, and about 390 km east-southeast of Naples...
, Dec 1943-May 1945 - 720th Bombardment Squadron720th Bombardment SquadronThe 720th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 450th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and was inactivated on 25 July 1968.-History:...
- 721st Bombardment Squadron
- 722d Bombardment Squadron
- 723d Bombardment Squadron
- Transitioned to B-29s, May 1945
- 451st Bombardment Group
- Gioia del Colle Airfield, Jan 1944; San Pancrazio AirfieldSan Pancrazio AirfieldSan Pancrazio Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, which is located approximately 4 km northeast of San Pancrazio Salentino in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast...
, Mar 1944; Castelltuccio Airfield, Apr 1944-Jun 1945 - 724th Bombardment Squadron
- 725th Bombardment Squadron
- 726th Bombardment Squadron726th Bombardment SquadronThe 726th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 451st Bombardment Group, stationed at Dow Field, Maine. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.-History:...
- 727th Bombardment Squadron727th Bombardment SquadronThe 727th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 451st Bombardment Group, stationed at Dow Field, Maine. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.-History:...
- Inactivated September 1945
- 454th Bombardment Group
- San Giovanni Airfield, Jan 1944-Jul 1945
- 736th Bombardment Squadron736th Bombardment SquadronThe 736th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 454th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and was inactivated on 2 July 1969.-History:...
- 737th Bombardment Squadron
- 738th Bombardment Squadron
- 739th Bombardment Squadron739th Bombardment SquadronThe 739th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 454th Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Spokane Air Force Base, Washington, and was inactivated on 16 June 1951-History:...
- Transitioned to B-29s, August 1945
- 455th Bombardment Group
- San Giovanni Airfield, Jan 1944-Sep 1945
- 740th Bombardment Squadron
- 741st Bombardment Squadron
- 742d Bombardment Squadron
- 743d Bombardment Squadron743d Bombardment SquadronThe 743d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 455th Bombardment Group, stationed at Sheppard-Kell Municipal Airport, Texas. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.-History:...
- Inactivated September 1945
- 456th Bombardment Group
- Stornara Airfield, Jan 1944-Jul 1945
- 744th Bombardment Squadron744th Bombardment SquadronThe 744th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 456th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California, and was inactivated on 30 September 1975.-History:...
- 745th Bombardment Squadron
- 746th Bombardment Squadron
- 747th Bombardment Squadron
- Transitioned to B-29s, August 1945
- 459th Bombardment Group
- Giulia Airfield, Feb 1944-Jul 1945
- 756th Bombardment Squadron
- 757th Bombardment Squadron
- 758th Bombardment Squadron
- 759th Bombardment Squadron759th Bombardment SquadronThe 759th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 459th Bombardment Group, stationed at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona. It was inactivated on 16 June 1951-History:...
- Inactivated August 1945
- 460th Bombardment Group
- Spinazzola Airfield, Feb 1944-Jun 1945
- 760th Bombardment Squadron760th Bombardment SquadronThe 760th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 460th Bombardment Group, stationed at Natal Airport, Brazil. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.-History:...
- 761st Bombardment Squadron
- 762d Bombardment Squadron762d Bombardment SquadronThe 762d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 460th Bombardment Group, stationed at Natal Airport, Brazil. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.-History:...
- 763d Bombardment Squadron763d Bombardment SquadronThe 763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It was last known to be assigned to the 363d Air Expeditionary Operations Group, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 363 AEOG was inactivated on 26 August 2003...
- Transferred to Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
for Green Project transport of troops from Europe to United States, June 1945 - Inactivated July 1945
- 461st Bombardment Group
- Torretto Airfield, Feb 1944-Jul 1945
- 764th Bombardment Squadron764th Bombardment SquadronThe 764th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 461st Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas, and was inactivated on 28 March 1968.-History:...
- 765th Bombardment Squadron765th Bombardment SquadronThe 765th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 461st Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, and was inactivated on 18 August 1945-History:...
- 766th Bombardment Squadron766th Bombardment SquadronThe 766th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 461st Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, and was inactivated on 18 August 1945-History:...
- 767th Bombardment Squadron767th Bombardment SquadronThe 767th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 461st Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, and was inactivated on 18 August 1945-History:...
- Inactivated August 1945
- 464th Bombardment Group
- Pantanella Airfield, Mar 1944-May 1945
- 776th Bombardment Squadron
- 777th Bombardment Squadron
- 778th Bombardment Squadron
- 779th Bombardment Squadron
- Transferred to Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
for Green Project transport of troops from Europe to United States, May 1945 - Inactivated July 1945
- 465th Bombardment Group
- Pantanella Airfield, Apr 1944-Jun 1945
- 780th Bombardment Squadron
- 781st Bombardment Squadron781st Bombardment SquadronThe 781st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 465th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It was inactivated on 25 July 1968-History:...
- 782d Bombardment Squadron
- 783d Bombardment Squadron783d Bombardment SquadronThe 783d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 465th Bombardment Group, stationed at Waller Field, Trinidad. It was inactivated on 31 July 1945.-History:...
- Transferred to Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
for Green Project transport of troops from Europe to United States, June 1945 - Inactivated July 1945
- 484th Bombardment Group
- Torretto Airfield, Apr 1944-May 1945
- 824th Bombardment Squadron824th Bombardment SquadronThe 824th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 484th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, and was inactivated on 25 March 1967.-History:...
- 825th Bombardment Squadron825th Bombardment SquadronThe 825th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 484th Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Casablanca Airport, French Morocco, and was inactivated on 25 July 1945.-History:...
- 826th Bombardment Squadron826th Bombardment SquadronThe 826th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 484th Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Casablanca Airport, French Morocco, and was inactivated on 25 July 1945.-History:...
- 827th Bombardment Squadron827th Bombardment SquadronThe 827th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 484th Bombardment Group. It was last stationed at Casablanca Airport, French Morocco, and was inactivated on 25 July 1945.-History:...
- Transferred to Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
for Green Project transport of troops from Europe to United States, May 1945 - Inactivated July 1945
- 485th Bombardment Group
- Venosa Airfield, Apr 1944-May 1945
- 828th Bombardment Squadron828th Bombardment SquadronThe 829th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 485th Bombardment Group stationed at Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas.-History:...
- 829th Bombardment Squadron829th Bombardment SquadronThe 829th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 485th Bombardment Group stationed at Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas.-History:...
- 830th Bombardment Squadron830th Bombardment SquadronThe 830th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 509th Bombardment Wing stationed at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.-History:...
- 831st Bombardment Squadron831st Bombardment SquadronThe 831st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 485th Bombardment Group, based at Sioux City AAB, Iowa...
- Transitioned to B-29s, August 1945
- 98th Bombardment Group; 376th Bombardment Group
- Previously served with both the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces before being assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force in November 1943. Stationed in TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
and later Southern ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Inactivated November 1945.
- 2641st Special Group2641st Special GroupThe 2641st Special Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force, based at Rosignano Airfield, Italy...
(Provisional)
- Assigned directly to 15th AF Headquarters. Flew B-17s, B-24s and other aircraft types as needed. Engaged in special operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, December 1944-May 1945
- 859th Bombardment Squadron859th Bombardment SquadronThe 859th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Strategic Air Forces, based at Bari Airfield, Italy...
- 885th Bombardment Squadron885th Bombardment SquadronThe 885th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Pomigliano Airfield, Italy. It was inactivated on 15 October 1945-History:...
Twentieth Air ForceTwentieth Air ForceThe Twentieth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.20 AF's primary mission is Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operations...
Constituted April 1944. Primarily equipped with B-29 SuperfortressB-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...
es but there were two reconnaissance squadrons equipped with B-24s and F-7s that were stationed on the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
. Both units reported to XXI Bomber Command
XXI Bomber Command
The XXI Bomber Command was a unit of the Twentieth Air Force in Guam for strategic bombing during World War II.- Lineage:* Constituted as XXI Bomber Command on 1 Mar 1944, and activated the same day.-Assignments:...
Headquarters.
- 3d Reconnaissance Squadron3d Reconnaissance SquadronThe 3d Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Twentieth Air Force, stationed on Guam, Northern Mariana Islands...
- Active September 1944-September 1945.
- Flew photographic, electronic, and weather reconnaissance missions in Western Pacific
- 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron55th Weather Reconnaissance SquadronThe 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 50th Operations Group, being stationed at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 16 July 2002.-History:...
- 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
- Activated as 655th Reconnaissance Squadron, January 1945; redesignated June 1945.
- Flew weather reconnaissance flights for XXI Bomber Command headquarters target and route planning for bombardment missions. Inactivated April 1946.