46th Bombardment Group
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46th Bombardment Group
| 46th Bombardment Group | |
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| Active | 1940–1944 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
The 46th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at Morris Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
Activated during World War II as a A-20 Havoc light bomb group assigned to Third Air Force. Participated in maneuvers in the southeast prior to World War II. After U.S. entry into the war, the group flew some antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico early in 1942. Not deployed to combat duty, it later served as an operational training unit (OTU) until late in 1943, then became a replacement training unit (RTU). Disbanded on 1 May 1944.
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History
Lineage
- Constituted as 46th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 November 1940
- Activated on 15 January 1941.
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944
Assignments
- 16th Bombardment Wing, 15 January 1941
- Southeast Air District (later 3d Air Force), 20 May 1941
- 2d (later Second) Air Force, 23 May 1942
- III Bomber Command, October 1943 – 1 May 1944
Components
- 50th Bombardment Squadron: 1941–1944
- 51st Bombardment Squadron: 1941–1944
- 53d Bombardment Squadron: 1941–1944
- 87th Bombardment Squadron: 1941–1944
Stations
- Hunter Field, Georgia, 15 January 1941
- Bowman Field, Kentucky, 20 May 1941
- Barksdale Field, Louisiana, February 1942
- Galveston Army Airfield, Texas, c. 1 April 1942
- Blythe Army Air Base, California, 23 May 1942[1]
- Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, November 1942
- Drew Field, Florida, October 1943
- Morris Field, North Carolina, 6 November 1943 – 1 May 1944.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Wilson, Art (2008). Runways in the Sand. Blythe, California: Art Wilson. pp. 128. ISBN 978-0-615-21889-2. OCLC 316309702. LCC D769.85.C21 B598 2008
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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