55th Fighter Wing
| 55th Bombardment Wing | |
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 Emblem of the 55th Bomb Wing | |
| Active | 1943 – 1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Bombardment |
| Part of | Fifteenth Air Force |
| Engagements |  
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The 55th Bombardment Wing (55th BW) was a World War II United States Army Air Force organization assigned to Fifteenth Air Force as an intermediate-level command and control organization. It was stationed at Bari, Italy and was inactivated on 9 September 1945.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 55th Bombardment Operational Training Wing (Medium) on 17 March 1943
- Activated on 31 March.
- Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in October 1943
- Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in December 1943
- Inactivated 9 September 1945.
Assignments
- Third Air Force, 31 March 1943 – February 1944
- Fifteenth Air Force, March 1944 – 9 September 1945
Stations
- MacDill Field, Florida, 31 March 1943-February 1944
- Spinazzola Airfield, Italy, March 1944
- Pantanella Airfield, Italy (465th Bomb Group)
- Bari Airfield, Italy, July-September 1945
Components
- 460th Bombardment Group, 5 February 1944-15 June 1945
- 464th Bombardment Group, 2 October 1943-31 June 1945
- 465th Bombardment Group, 1 April 1944-15 June 1945
- 485th Bombardment Group, 1 April 1944 May-15 May 1945
Aircraft
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
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