378th Bombardment Group
| 378th Bombardment Group |
| Active |
1942 |
| Country |
United States |
| Branch |
United States Air Force |
| Role |
Antisubmarine warfare |
The 378th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based in Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 14 December 1942
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 378th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 13 October 1942
- Activated on 14 December 1942
Assignments
Squadrons
- Assigned to: Jacksonville Municipal Airport, Florida
- Assigned to: Palm Beach County Park (Lantana Airport), Florida
- Assigned to: Charleston AAF, South Carolina
Stations
Operations
Organized in late 1942 as an antisubmarine group with a mission to search for German U-Boats in the coastal waters of the Atlantic and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the east coast with Douglas O-46 and North American O-47 light observation planes. Assigned squadrons assigned to airfields and airports in several locations along the southeastern coastline. After the group was inactivated, its component squadrons were reassigned to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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