41st Bombardment Wing (World War II)

41st Bombardment Wing
Active	1943 - 1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Bombardment (Command & Control)
Part of	Eighth Air Force

The 41st Bombardment Wingis an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Eighth Air Force, based at RAF Molesworth, England. It was inactivated on 18 June 1945.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Units assigned 1.4 Stations 2 References 3 External links

History

B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber command and control organization for VIII Bomber Command in England. Units engaged in Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.

Lineage

• Constituted as 41st Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 29 January 1943

Activated on 16 February 1943

Redesignated 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in August 1943

Disbanded on 18 June 1945.

Assignments

• Second Air Force, 16 February 1943
• VIII Bomber Command, 26 July 1943

Redesignated: Eighth Air Force, 22 February 1944-18 June 1945

Units assigned

• 303d Bombardment Group (RAF Molesworth): 13 September 1943 – 11 June 1945
• 379th Bombardment Group (RAF Kimbolton): 13 September 1943-12 July 1945
• 384th Bombardment Group (RAF Grafton Underwood): 13 September 1943-16 June 1945.

Stations

• Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 16 February 1943
• Rapid City AAB, South Dakota, March-c. 4 July 1943
• Brampton Grange (AAF-103), England, c. 26 July 1943
• RAF Molesworth (AAF-107), England, c. 16 September 1943-18 June 1945

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.

External links

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