97th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)

The 97th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with 9th Bombardment Division, at Camp Shanks, New York, where it was inactivated on 11 October 1945.

97th Bombardment Wing
Active1943–1945
Country United States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
SizeCommand of light bomber forces
Part ofNinth Air Force
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations

History

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The wing was activated in late November 1943 at Marks Hall, England. It was assigned three Douglas A-20 Havoc groups in the spring of 1944 and conducted combat missions from April 1944 until VE Day. In late 1944 and early 1945, its 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

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  • 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]

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Stations

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, p. 413
  2. ^ a b Station number in Anderson
  3. ^ "Abstract, History 97 Bombardment Wing June 1944 – June 1945". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ 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.)
  5. ^ Kane, Robert B. (6 April 2010). "Factsheet 416 Air Expeditionary Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency