378th Bombardment Group
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The 378th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
, based in Langley Field, Virginia
. It was inactivated on 14 December 1942
s in the coastal waters of the Atlantic and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the east coast with Douglas O-46 and North American O-47
light observation planes. Assigned squadrons assigned to airfields and airports in several locations along the southeastern coastline. After the group was inactivated, its component squadrons were reassigned to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing
.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
, based in Langley Field, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It was inactivated on 14 December 1942
Lineage
- Constituted as 378th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 13 October 1942
- Activated on 14 December 1942
Squadrons
- 2d Antisubmarine2d Antisubmarine SquadronThe 2d Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
, 18 October-14 November 1942 - 15th Antisubmarine: 18 October-14 December 1942
- Assigned to: Jacksonville Municipal AirportImeson FieldImeson Field, also known as Jacksonville Imeson Airport, was the original airport serving Jacksonville, Florida from 1927 until its closing in 1967...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- 17th Antisubmarine855th Bombardment SquadronThe 855th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 491st Bombardment Group, based at McChord Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 8 September 1945.-History:...
: 20 November-14 December 1942
- 17th Antisubmarine
- Assigned to: Palm Beach County Park (Lantana Airport)Palm Beach County Park AirportPalm Beach County Park Airport is a general aviation airport located in Lantana, Florida, south of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is also commonly referred to as the Lantana Airport....
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- 521st Bombardment820th Bombardment SquadronThe 820th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 41st Bombardment Group, based at Fort Lawton, Washington. It was inactivated on 4 January 1946.-History:...
: 18 October-14 December 1942
- 521st Bombardment
- Assigned to: Charleston AAF, South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
Operations
Organized in late 1942 as an antisubmarine group with a mission to search for German U-BoatU-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
s in the coastal waters of the Atlantic and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the east coast with Douglas O-46 and North American O-47
North American O-47
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1.* Fahey, James C. U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946. New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1946....
light observation planes. Assigned squadrons assigned to airfields and airports in several locations along the southeastern coastline. After the group was inactivated, its component squadrons were reassigned to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing
25th Antisubmarine Wing
The 25th Anti-Submarine Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based in New York City, New York. It was inactivated on 15 October 1943-History:...
.