The 470th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force

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. It was last assigned to the Fourth Air Force

Fourth Air Force

The Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....

, being stationed at Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada

Nevada

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. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944.

The 470th was a World War II

World War II

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 B-24 Liberator

B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...

 operational training unit (OTU) initially assigned to Second Air Force

Second Air Force

The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....

. It was reassigned to Fourth Air Force

Fourth Air Force

The Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....

 in early 1944 as a replacement training unit (RTU) when 2d AF switched to B-29 Superfortress

B-29 Superfortress

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 training. It was inactivated shortly afterward when the need for B-24 aircrews was diminished.

Lineage

• Constituted as 470th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 22 April 1943

Activated on 1 May 1943

Disbanded on 31 March 1944

Assignments

• II Bomber Command
  II Bomber Command
  The II Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Fort George Wright, Washington. It was inactivated on 6 October 1943....
  
  , 1 May 1943
• Second Air Force
  Second Air Force
  The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
  
  , 6 October 1943
• IV Bomber Command
  IV Bomber Command
  The IV Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at San Francisco, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944.-Lineage:...
  
  , 6 January-31 March 1944

Components

• 800th Bombardment Squadron: 1 May 1943 – 31 March 1944
• 801st Bombardment Squadron: 1 May 1943 – 31 March 1944
• 802d Bombardment Squadron: 1 May 1943 – 31 March 1944
• 803d Bombardment Squadron: 1 May 1943 – 31 March 1944

Stations

• Mountain Home AAFld, ID 1 May 1943 – 6 January 1944
• Tonopah AAFld
  Tonopah Army Air Field
  Tonopah Army Air Field was a World War II United States Army Air Force training airfield located seven miles east of the central business district of Tonopah, a city in Nye County, Nevada, USA. It was active between 1942 and 1945.- Origins :...
  
  , NV 6 January – 31 March 1944