470th Bombardment Group

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anniversaries=The 470th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization.

History

Operational Units

* 800th Bombardment Squadron
* 801st Bombardment Squadron
* 802d Bombardment Squadron
* 803d Bombardment Squadron

Aircraft Flown

* Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Stations Assigned

* Mountain Home AAFld, ID 1 May 1943 - 6 Jan 1944
* Tonopah AAFld, NV 6 Jan - 31 Mar 1944

Operational History

World War II

Constituted as 470th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1943. Activated on 1 May 1943. Assigned to Second AF; reassigned to Fourth AF in Jan 1944. Equipped with B-24's. Served first as an operational training and later as a replacement training unit.

Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944.

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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