41st Tactical Group
| 41st Bombardment Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1940-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 41st Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Seventh Air Force stationed at [[Manial], Phillipines. It was inactivated on 27 Jan 1946.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 41st Bombardment Group (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940.
- Activated on 15 Jan 1941.
- Inactivated on 27 Jan 1946
Components
Squadrons
- 46th Bombardment: 1941-1943
- 47th Bombardment: 1941-1943
- 48th Bombardment: 1941-1943
- 76th Bombardment: 1943
- 396th Bombardment: 1942-1946
- 406th Bombardment: 1943
- 820th Bombardment: 1943-1946.
Assignments
- IV Bomber Command, 15 Jan 1941-29 Sep 1943
- Seventh Air Force, 16 Oct 1943-27 Jan 1946
Stations
- March Field, Calif, 15 Jan 1941
- Tucson, Ariz, May 1941
- Muroc, Calif, c. 10 Dec 1941
- Hammer Field, Calif, Feb 1942-29 Sep 1943
- Hickam Field, TH, 16 Oct 1943
- Tarawa, 17 Dec 1943
- Makin, 24 Apr 1944
- Wheeler Field, TH, 14 Oct 1944
- Okinawa, 7 Jun 1945
- Manila, Dec 1945-27 Jan 1946.
Aircraft
- Seversky P-35, 1941
- Curtiss P-40 1941
- P-39 Aircobra, 1941-1943
- P-51 Mustang, 1943
- P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943-1944
- F-86 Sabre, 1953-1959
- F-89 Scorpion, 1959-1960
- F-101 Voodoo, 1960-1967
Operations History
Trained with B-18's and A-29's; later equipped with B-25's. Patrolled the west coast during 1942 and 1943.
Moved to Hawaii in Oct 1943 and assigned to Seventh Air Force. Completed final training and moved to Tarawa in the Central Pacific in Dec 1943. Attacked enemy installations, airfields, and shipping in the Marshalls in preparation for the invasion by US forces, and after Feb 1944 staged through captured fields on Eniwetok to attack shipping in the Caroline Islands. In Apr 1944 moved to Makin where its missions were directed primarily against shipping and bypassed islands in the Mar¬shalls and Carolines. Returned to Hawaii in Oct 1944 for training with rockets and new B-25's. Moved to Okinawa, May- Jun 1945. Bombed airfields, railways, and harbor facilities on Kyushu until Aug 1945. Also flew some missions against airfields in China.
Moved to Manila in Dec 1945. Inactivated in the Philippines on 27 Jan 1946
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency