98th Combat Bombardment Wing
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98th Bombardment Wing | |
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Active | 1923–1949 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
Role | Medium Bomber Command and Control |
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3d Bombardment Wing emblem |
The98th Bombardment Wingis an inactiveUnited States Army Air Forcesunit. Its last assignment was with theUnited States Air Force Reserve,based atBedford Field,Massachusetts.It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.
History
[edit]As the3d Wing,the unit was one of the original wings of theGHQ Air Forceon 1 March 1935. It was formed in Texas, reassigned toBarksdale Field,Louisiana.Performed peacetime training operations. Assigned toMacDill Field,Florida,1940 and assigned to USAACSoutheast Air District,becoming part ofIII Bomber Commandjust prior to World War II.
It was deployed to England and was reassigned toVIII Bomber Commandin June 1942 as a medium Bomber command and control organization component units being equipped withB-26 Marauders.
It was redesignated as the 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943. The wing was reassigned toNinth Air Forcewhen 9th was reformed in England as tactical air force to support ground forces in upcominginvasion of France.Performed combat operations supporting allied ground forces untilV-E Day
It served postwar as an Air Force reserve unit, 1947–1949.
Lineage
[edit]- Authorized on the inactive list as3d Wingon 24 March 1923
- Redesignated as:3d Attack Wingin 1929
- Activated on 15 June 1932
- Redesignated as3d Wingin 1935
- Redesignated3d Bombardment Wingin 1940
- Inactivated on 5 September 1941
- Activated on 7 June 1942
- Redesignated as:98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium)in November 1943
- Redesignated as:98th Bombardment Wing (Medium)in June 1945
- Inactivated on 27 November 1945.
- Redesignated3d Bombardment Wing (Light)and allotted to the reserve
- Activated on 20 December 1946
- Redesignated3d Air Division (Bombardment)in April 1948
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949
Assignments
[edit]- United States Army Air Corps,15 June 1932
- General Headquarters Air Force,1 March 1935
- Southeast Air District,2 October 1940
- III Bomber Command,5 September 1941
- VIII Bomber Command,7 June 1942
- VIII Air Support Command,1943[1]
- IX Bomber Command,16 October 1943 – 27 November 1945
- United States Air Force Reserve,20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949
Stations
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References
[edit]- ^Maurer,Combat Units,pp. 445-446
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.ISBN0-89201-092-4.
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.