400th Bombardment Group
400th Bombardment Group (later 400th Tactical Missile Wing) | |
---|---|
Active | 1943–1944 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | heavy bomber training |
Insignia | |
400th Bombardment Group emblem "Duke the Spook" |
The 400th Tactical Missile Wing is an inactive
History
The
The OTU program involved the use of an oversized parent unit to provide cadres to “satellite groups"[4] The OTU program was patterned after the unit training system of the Royal Air Force. It then assumed responsibility for training these new groups and oversaw their expansion with graduates of Army Air Forces Training Command schools to become effective combat units.[5][6] Phase I training concentrated on individual training in crewmember specialties. Phase II training emphasized the coordination for the crew to act as a team. The final phase concentrated on operation as a unit.[7]
In December, the group moved to
However, the
The group was reconstituted in July 1985 as the 400th Tactical Missile Wing, but has not been active since.[11]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 400th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 February 1943
- Activated on 1 March 1943
- Disbanded on 10 April 1944[3]
- Reconstituted and redesignated 400th Tactical Missile Wing on 31 July 1985[11]
Assignments
- Second Air Force, 1 March 1943
- First Air Force, 15 December 1943 – 10 April 1944[3]
Components
- 608th Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1943 – 10 April 1944[12]
- 609th Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1943 – 10 April 1944[12]
- 610th Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1943 – 10 April 1944[12]
- 611th Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1943 – 10 April 1944[1]
Stations
|
|
Aircraft
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1944[3]
Awards and campaigns
Campaign Streamer | Campaign | Dates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
American Theater without inscription | 1 March 1943 – 10 April 1944 | 400th Bombardment Group[3] |
References
Notes
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 683-684
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 683
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maurer, Combat Units, p. 285
- ^ a b Craven & Cate, Introduction, p. xxxvi
- ^ Goss, p. 74
- ^ Greer, p. 601
- ^ Greer, p. 606
- ^ Goss, pp. 74-75
- ^ Goss, p. 75
- ^ See Mueller, p. 89 (showing simultaneous disbanding and organization of units).
- ^ a b Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 Sep 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Units, p. 683
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1955). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. OCLC 704158. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Goss, William A. (1955). "The Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF". In Craven, Wesley F.; Cate, James L. (eds.). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. OCLC 704158. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Greer, Thomas H. (1955). "Recruitment and Training, Chapter 18 Combat Crew and Unit Training". In Craven, Wesley F.; Cate, James L. (eds.). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. OCLC 704158. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Goss, William A. (1955). "The Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF". In Craven, Wesley F.; Cate, James L. (eds.). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.