55th Bombardment Wing (World War II)

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unit_name= 55th Bombardment Wing


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dates= 1943-1945
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* World War II: European Campaign (1943-1945)
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battle_honours=The 55th Bombardment Wing (55th BW) was a World War II United States Army Air Force organization assigned to Fifteenth Air Force as a intermediate-level command and control organization. It was stationed at Bari, Italy and was inactivated on 9 September 1945.

History

Lineage

* Constituted as 55th Bombardment Operational Training Wing (Medium) on 17 Mar 1943: Activated on 31 Mar. : Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in Oct 1943: Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Dec 1943: Inactivated 9 Sep 1945.

Assignments

* Third Air Force, 31 Mar 1943 - Feb 1944
* Fifteenth Air Force, Mar 1944 - 9 Sep 1945

Stations

* MacDill Field, Florida, 31 Mar 1943 - Feb 1944
* Spinazzola, Italy, Mar 1944
* Bari, Italy, Jul - Sep 1945

Components

* 460th Bombardment Wing
* 464th Bombardment Wing
* 465th Bombardment Wing
* 485th Bombardment Wing

Aircraft

* B-24 Liberator

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.

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