20th Bombardment Wing
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| 20th Bombardment Wing | |
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| Active | 1940-1941; 1942-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
| Role | Bombardment (Command & Control) |
| Part of | Eighth Air Force |
The 20th Bombardment Wingis an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 10 Nov 1946.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 20th Bombardment Wing on 19 Oct 1940
- Activated on 18 Dec 1940
- Inactivated on 1 Sep 1941
- Activated on 1 Nov 1942
- Redesignated 20th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Feb 1943
- Redesignated 20th Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Aug 1943
- Redesignated 20th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Jun 1945
- Redesignated 20th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) in Aug 1945
- Redesignated VIII Bomber Command (Very Heavy) in Oct 1945
- Inactivated on 10 Nov 1946
- Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Assignments
- Northwest Air District, 18 Dec 1940-1 Dec 1941
- Third Air Force, Nov 1942-8 May 1943
- Eighth Air Force, 1 Jul 1943-6 Aug 1945
- Continental Air Forces, 15 Aug 1945
- Eighth Air Force, 14 May-10 Nov 1946
Units assigned
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Stations
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Operations
Prewar bombardment wing in the northwest. Moved to England, May-Jun 1943, for duty with Eighth AF. Received its first groups in Nov 1943 and served in combat in the European theater from Dec 1943 until Apr 1945.
Returned to the US in Aug 1945 and prepared for B-29 operations, although had no combat components assigned. Reassigned to SAC postwar Eighth Air Force in May 1946 and elevated to VIII Bombardment Command. Inactivated before becoming operational in Nov 1946.
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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