97th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)
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European Theater of Operations |
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The 97th Bombardment Wing is an inactive
9th Bombardment Division, at Camp Shanks
, New York, where it was inactivated on 11 October 1945.
History
The wing was activated in late November 1943 at
groups converted to the more capable Douglas A-26 Invader. In October 1945 the wing returned to the United States and was inactivated.[1]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) on 2 November 1943
- Activated on 12 November 1943
- Redesignated 97th Combat Bombardment Wing, Light in July 1944
- Redesignated 97th Bombardment Wing, Medium in June 1945
- Inactivated on 11 October 1945[1]
Assignments
- 9th Bombardment Division, 12 November 1943 – 11 October 1945[1]
Stations
- Marks Hall, England (Station 160),[2] 12 November 1943
- RAF Little Walden (AAF-165),[2] England, 13 March 1944
- Voisenon, France, 13 September 1944
- Marchais, Aisne,[3] France, 13 February 1945
- Arrancy, France, 25 April 1945
- Sandaucourt, France, 24 May – 1 October 1945
- Camp Shanks, New York, 10–11 October 1945[1]
Components
- 409th Bombardment Group: 7 March 1944 – 15 August 1945[4]
- 410th Bombardment Group: 4 April 1944 – June 1945
- 99th Combat Bombardment Wing, until c. 20 March 1944, IX Bomber Command, 11 – 18 September 1944 and 99th Combat Bombardment Wing, 19 – 28 September 1944)[5]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, p. 413
- ^ a b Station number in Anderson
- ^ "Abstract, History 97 Bombardment Wing June 1944 – June 1945". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Warnock, A. Timothy, (1 January 2013) Lineage and Honors History of the 409 Air Expeditionary Group (USAFE), Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, AL (partly updated by Haulman, Daniel L.)
- ^ Kane, Robert B. (6 April 2010). "Factsheet 416 Air Expeditionary Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Anderson, Capt. Barry (1985). Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988). U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 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.
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