avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesThe 304th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces (AAF) unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based at Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 30 December 1942
304th Bombardment Group |
---|
Emblem of the 304th Bombardment Group |
Active | 1942 |
---|
Country | United States |
---|
Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
---|
Type | Bombardment |
---|
Role |
- Antisubmarine warfare
|
---|
Military unit
History
The group was activated in July 1942 but did not receive personnel until September 1942 when it began training on the west coast.[1] Its original assigned squadrons were the 361st,[2] 362d,[3] 363d,[4] and 421st Bombardment Squadrons[5]
In October 1942, the group moved to Langley Field and operated with AAF Antisubmarine Command, using such planes as B-17 Flying Fortress, B-18 Bolo, B-24 Liberator and A-20 Havoc to fly Anti-submarine warfare patrols along the east coast.[1] The 304th also trained crews for antisubmarine patrol duty overseas.[1] In early November, the 361st squadron moved to St Eval, England and began antisubmarine operations for Eighth Air Force. In late November, three of the group's squadrons were redesignated as Antisubmarine Squadrons. In December the group was inactivated and its squadrons transferred to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing.[2][3][4]
Lineage
- Constituted as 304th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 January 1942
- Activated on 15 July 1942
- Inactivated on 30 December 1942
Assignments
- II Bomber Command, 28 January 1942
- Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 29 October 1942 - 30 December 1942
Squadrons
- 361st Bombardment Squadron (later 1st Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- Air echelon attached to VIII Bomber Command, after c. 10 November 1942[2]
- 362d Bombardment Squadron (later 18th Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- 363d Bombardment Squadron (later 19th Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- 421st Bombardment Squadron: 15 July-6 November 1942
Stations
- Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 15 July 1942
- Geiger Field, Washington, 15 September 1942
- Ephrata, Washington, 1 October 1942
- Langley Field, Virginia, 29 October-30 December 1942.
Notes and references
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-912799-02-5.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 30
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 101
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 779-780. The 421st was originally the 32d Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy), but was redesignated before activating in July
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
USAAF Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command in World War II |
---|
Command |
- I Bomber Command (First Air Force, 1941–42)
|
---|
Wings |
- 25th Antisubmarine
- 26th Antisubmarine
|
---|
Groups | |
---|
Squadrons | Antisubmarine |
- 1st
- 2d
- 3d
- 4th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- 9th
- 11th
- 12th
- 13th
- 14th
- 15th
- 16th
- 17th
- 18th
- 19th
- 20th
- 22d
- 23d
- 25th
|
---|
Other |
- 2d Search Attack
- 3d Search Attack
- 4th Search Attack
|
---|
|
---|
Airfields | United States | |
---|
Newfoundland | |
---|
Caribbean and South America | |
---|
Europe | |
---|
North Africa | |
---|
|
---|
USAAF Second Air Force in World War II |
---|
Airfields | | |
---|
Units | Commands |
- II Air Support Command
- II Bomber Command
- II Fighter Command
- IV Air Support Command
- XX Bomber Command
- XXI Bomber Command
- XXII Bomber Command
|
---|
Wings |
- 5th Bombardment
- 15th Bombardment Training
- 16th Bombardment Operational Training
- 17th Bombardment Training
- 18th Replacement
- 21st Bombardment
- 46th Bombardment Operational Training
- 58th Bombardment
- 73rd Bombardment
- 315th Bombardment
- 316th Bombardment
|
---|
Groups | Bombardment | |
---|
Fighter |
- 20th Fighter
- 54th Fighter
- 84th Fighter
- 85th Fighter
- 507th Fighter
- 508th Fighter
|
---|
Reconnaissance |
- 2nd Reconnaissance
- 3rd Reconnaissance
- 4th Reconnaissance
- 5th Reconnaissance
- 6th Reconnaissance
- 7th Reconnaissance
- 8th Reconnaissance
- 71st Reconnaissance
- 77th Reconnaissance
|
---|
Troop Carrier | |
---|
|
---|
|
---|
- United States Army Air Forces
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
- Seventh
- Eighth
- Ninth
- Tenth
- Eleventh
- Twelfth
- Thirteenth
- Fourteenth
- Fifteenth
- Twentieth
|
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии