399th Bombardment Group

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unit_name= 399th Bombardment Group


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dates= 1943 - 1944
country= United States
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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 399th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization. It served in the American Theater of World War II as a training unit.

History

Operational Units

* 604th Bombardment Squadron
* 605th Bombardment Squadron
* 606th Bombardment Squadron
* 607th Bombardment Squadron

Aircraft Flown

* Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Stations Assigned

* Davis-Monthan Field, AZ 1 Mar 1943
* Gowen Field, ID 10 Apr 1943
* Wendover Field, UT 27 Apr 1943
* March Field, CA 3 Dec 1943-31 Mar 1944

Operational History

Constituted as 399th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Assigned to Second Air Force. Reassigned to Fourth Air Force in Dec 1943. Equipped with B-24's. Served first as an operational training unit and later (Aug 1943) became a replacement training unit.

Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944.

See also

* Second Air Force
* Fourth Air Force

References

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