400th Bombardment Group

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unit_name= 400th Bombardment Group


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dates= 1943 - 1944
country= United States
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anniversaries=The 400th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily as an operational training unit (OTU) during World War II.

History

Operational Units

* 608th Bombardment 1943-1944
* 609th Bombardment 1943-1944
* 610th Bombardment 1943-1944
* 611th Bombardment 1943-1944

Aircraft Flown

* B-24 Liberator

Stations Assigned

* Pyote AAB, TX 1 Mar 1943 - April 1943
* Davis-Monthan Field, AZ Apr 1943 - 2 May 1943
* Pueblo AAB, CO c. 2 May 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
* Salina AAF, KS 31 Jul 1943 - 19 Sep 1943
* Alamogordo AAFld, NM 19 Sep 1943 - 15 Dec 1943
* Charleston AAFld, SC 15 Dec 1943-10 Apr 1944

Operational History

Constituted as 400th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Equipped with B-24's. Functioned as an operational training unit of Second AF from May to Dec 1943. Reassigned to First AF to train replacement crews. Disbanded on 10 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.

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