393d Bombardment Group

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unit_name= 393d Bombardment Group


caption= 340th Bombardment Group Insignia
dates= 1943 - 1944
country= United States
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branch= United States Army Air Forces
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role= Bombardment
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command_structure= Second Air Force
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garrison= American Theater
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anniversaries=The 340th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served in the American Theater of World War II as a training unit.

History

Operational Units

* 580th Bombardment Squadron
* 581st Bombardment Squadron
* 582d Bombardment Squadron
* 583d Bombardment Squadron

Aircraft Flown

* Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Stations Assigned

* Geiger Field, WA 16 Feb 1943
* Gowen Field, ID 3 Mar 1943
* Wendover Field, UT Apr 1943
* Sioux City AAB, IA 11 Jun 1943
* Kearney AAF, NE 1 Aug 1943
* Sioux City AAB, IA 7 Nov 1943-1 Apr 1944

Operational History

Constituted as 393d Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 29 Jan 1943. Activated on 16 Feb 1943. Assigned to Second Air Force. Equipped with B-17's. Served as an operational training unit until Aug 1943, then became a replacement training unit.

Inactivated on 1 Apr 1944.

See also

* Second Air Force

References

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