307th Air Division

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dates= 1943-1949
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battle_honours=The 307th Air Division (307th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Command, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 27 Jun 1949.

History

Lineage

* Established as 307 Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 7 Dec 1943: Activated on 15 Jan 1944: Disestablished on 15 Jun 1944
* Reestablished as 307 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, 10 Feb 1947: Redesignated: 307 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, 10 Feb 1947: Activated in the Reserve on 31 Mar 1947: Redesignated 307 Air Division, Bombardment , 16 Apr 1948: Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949

Assignments

* Fifteenth Air Force, 15 Jan-15 Jun 1944
* Continental Air Command: Tenth Air Force, 31 Mar 1947: Fourteenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1948: Twelfth Air Force, 12 Jan-27 Jun 1949.

Stations

* Bari, Italy, 15 Jan-15 Jun 1944
* New Orleans, Louisiana, 31 Mar 1947-27 Jun 1949.

Components

Groups
* 392 Bombardment: 30 Jul 1947-27 Jun 1949
* 482 Bombardment: c. Jul 1948-27 Jun 1949.

Aircraft

* B-29 Superfortress, 1947-1949.

Operational History

Activated at Bari, Italy, in Jan 1944, the 307th had no combat components assigned and served as a source of personnel for Headquarters, Fifteenth Air Force. The wing was disestablished six months later on 15 June 1944.

While active in the Reserve, March 1947-June 1949, the 307th was redesignated as a division.

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[Category:Military units and formations of the United States in World War II]