II Bomber Command
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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.
During World War II
, the unit trained large numbers of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator
bombardment groups. It controlled operational training units (OTU) and replacement training units (RTU) primarily in the west and southwest of the United States until late 1943 when its operations were taken over by Headquarters, Second Air Force and the command was disbanded.
It also performed antisubmarine patrols along the pacific northwest coast (until May 1943)
Groups
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 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....
, based at Fort George Wright
Fort George Wright
Fort George Wright is a land area located in Spokane, Washington. It is named after General George Wright, who had been stationed in the area....
, Washington. It was inactivated on 6 October 1943.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the unit trained large numbers of B-17 Flying Fortress and 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...
bombardment groups. It controlled operational training units (OTU) and replacement training units (RTU) primarily in the west and southwest of the United States until late 1943 when its operations were taken over by Headquarters, Second Air Force and the command was disbanded.
It also performed antisubmarine patrols along the pacific northwest coast (until May 1943)
Lineage
- Constituted as II Bomber Command on 4 September 1941
- Activated on 5 September
- Disbanded on 6 October 1943
Components
Wings- 17th Bombardment Wing, 15 May-6 October 1943
- 46 Bombardment Operational Training Wing46th Operations GroupThe 46th Operations Group 46 OG is a component of the United States Air Force 46th Test Wing. It is assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida....
, 21 February-15 May 1943 - 58th Bombardment Wing58th Air DivisionThe 58th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, based at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. It was inactivated on 1 February 1959.- B-29 development :...
, 15 May-8 June 1943
Groups
- 7 Bombardment Group7th Operations GroupThe 7th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 7th Bomb Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas...
, 5 September-22 December 1941 - 17th Bombardment Group17th Training GroupThe 17th Training Group is a component organization of the 17th Training Wing assigned to the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command. The group is stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas....
, 25 May 1941-9 February 1942 - 39th Bombardment Group39th Air Base WingThe 39th Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe Third Air Force. It is stationed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey...
, 5 September 1941-September 1943 - 40th Bombardment Group40th Air Expeditionary WingThe United States Air Force's 40th Air Expeditionary Wing was an Air expeditionary unit located at Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, from 2001 to c. 2006....
, 1 July-6 October 1943 - 85th Bombardment Group85th Fighter GroupThe 85th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at Waycross Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944....
, 10 February-2 November 1942 - 88th Bombardment Group88th Bombardment GroupThe 88th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the III Bomber Command, being stationed at Avon Park Army Airfield, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.-History:...
, 15 July 1942-6 October 1943 - 94 Bombardment Group94th Operations GroupThe 94th Operations Group is the flying component of the 94th Airlift Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve. The group is stationed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia....
, 29 June 1942-12 May 1943 - 95 Bombardment Group95th Air Base WingThe 95th Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Flight Test Center. The unit is stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and is the host unit at Edwards....
, 26 June 1942-11 May 1943 - 100th Bombardment Group100th Air Refueling WingThe 100th Air Refueling Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe Third Air Force. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, England. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall....
, 26 June-30 November 1942 - 303d Bombardment Group303d Bombardment GroupThe 303d Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 303d Bombardment Wing, being stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It was de-activated on 16 June 1952....
, 3 February-10 September 1942 - 304th Bombardment Group304th Bombardment GroupThe 304th 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...
, 28 January-29 October 1942 - 305 Bombardment Group305th Operations GroupThe 305th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey....
, 1 March-July 1942 - 307th Bombardment Group307th Bombardment GroupThe 307th Air Refueling Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 47th Air Division, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California...
, 15 April-1 November 1942 - 331st Bombardment Group331st Bombardment GroupThe 331st Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 315th Bombardment Wing, being stationed at Northwest Field, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 April 1946....
, 6 July 1942-6 October 1943 - 351st Bombardment Group, 1 October 1942-12 April 1943
- 379th Bombardment Group379th Air Expeditionary Operations GroupThe 379th Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces Central...
, 3 November 1942 – April 1943 - 381st Bombardment Group381st Training GroupThe United States Air Force 381st Training Group at Vandenberg AFB, California provides training for the nation's space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and ICBM and Air Launched Missile maintenance forces...
, 3 November 1942-9 May 1943 - 382d Bombardment Group382d Bombardment GroupThe 382d Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Army Service Forces, being stationed at Camp Azna, California. It was inactivated on 4 January 1946....
, 3 November 1942-6 October 1943 - 384th Bombardment Group384th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 384th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command. The 384 AEG may be activated or inactivated at any time....
, 1 December 1942-9 May 1943 - 385th Bombardment Group385th Strategic Aerospace WingThe 385th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Mobility Command. It was last known to be stationed at Incirlik AB, Turkey...
, 1 February-19 June 1943 - 388 Bombardment Group388th Operations GroupThe 388th Operations Group is the flying component of the 388th Fighter Wing, assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. The group is stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah....
, 24 December 1942-6 July 1943 - 390th Bombardment Group390th Strategic Missile WingThe 390th Strategic Missile Wing was a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command organization. Its mission was to maintain and operationally control intercontinental ballistic missiles ....
, 26 January-4 July 1943
- 396th Bombardment Group396th Bombardment GroupThe 396th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944....
, 16 February-6 October 1943 - 398th Bombardment Group398th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 398th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. The 398 AEG may be activated or inactivated at any time....
, 1 March 1943-4 April 1044 - 399th Bombardment Group399th Bombardment GroupThe 399th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Fourth Air Force, being stationed at March Field, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944....
, 1 March-6 October 1943 - 401st Bombardment Group401st Air Expeditionary GroupThe 401st Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. The 401 AEG may be activated or inactivated at any time...
, 1 April-6 October 1943 - 418th Bombardment Group418th Bombardment GroupThe 418th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Second Air Force, being stationed at Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 1 April 1944....
, 1 August-15 September 1943 - 445th Bombardment Group445th Operations GroupThe 445th Operations Group is the flying component of the 445th Airlift Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve Fourth Air Force. The group is stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio....
, 1 April-6 October 1943 - 446 Bombardment Group446th Operations GroupThe 446th Operations Group is a United States Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing. It is stationed at McChord Air Force Base, Washington....
, April-6 October 1943 - 447th Bombardment Group447th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 447th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command United States Air Forces Central.The unit presently is stationed at Sather Air Base on Baghdad International Airport in Iraq....
, 1 May-6 October 1943 - 448th Bombardment Group448th Fighter-Bomber GroupThe 448th Fighter-Bomber Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 448th Fighter-Bomber Wing, stationed at Hensley Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 16 November 1957....
, 1 May-6 October 1943 - 452 Bombardment Group452d Operations GroupThe 452d Operations Group is the flying component of the 452d Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve. The group is stationed at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, 1 June-6 October 1943 - 457th Bombardment Group457th Air Expeditionary GroupThe United States Air Force's 457th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command. The 457 AEG may be activated or inactivated at any time....
, 4 July 1943-6 October 1943 - 458th Bombardment Group458th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 458th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, the 458 AEG may be activated or inactivated at any time....
, 1 July-29-6 October 1943 - 460 Bombardment Group460th Space WingThe 460th Space Wing is located at Buckley Air Force Base, east of Aurora, Colorado. Since the 460th was redesignated on 1 October 2004, the wing has delivered global infrared surveillance, provided worldwide missile warning and tracking for homeland defense purposes, and provided expeditionary...
, 1 July-6 October 1943 - 467th Bombardment Group467th Bombardment GroupThe 467th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the Strategic Air Command, being stationed at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 4 August 1946....
, 1 August 1943-6 October 1943 - 470th Bombardment Group470th Bombardment GroupThe 470th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Fourth Air Force, being stationed at Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944....
, 1 May 1943-6 October 1943 - 487th Bombardment Group487th Air Expeditionary WingThe 487th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time....
, 20 September 1943-13 March 1944 - 488th Bombardment Group488th Bombardment GroupThe 488th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at MacDill Field, Florida...
, 1 November 1943-1 May 1944 - 489th Bombardment Group489th Bombardment GroupThe 489th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the IV Bomber Command, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
, 1 October 1943- April 1944 - 490th Bombardment Group490th Bombardment GroupThe 490th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the III Bomber Command, being stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
, 1 October 1943-April 1944
Stations
- Fort George WrightFort George WrightFort George Wright is a land area located in Spokane, Washington. It is named after General George Wright, who had been stationed in the area....
, Washington, 5 September 1941-6 October 1943