98th Bombardment Wing (World War II)
The 98th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Force Reserve, based at Bedford Field, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.
As the 3rd Wing, the unit was one of the original wings of the GHQ Air Force on 1 March 1935. It was formed in Texas, reassigned to Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Performed peacetime training operations. Assigned to MacDill Field, Floria, 1940 and assigned to USAAC Southeast Air District, becoming part of III Bomber Command just prior to World War II.
It was deployed to England and was reassigned to VIII Bomber Command in June 1942 as a medium Bomber command and control organization, component units being equipped with B-26 Marauders.
It was redesignated as the 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943. The wing was reassigned to Ninth Air Force when 9th was reformed in England as tactical air force to support ground forces in upcoming invasion of France. Performed combat operations supporting allied ground forces until V-E Day
It served postwar as an Air Force reserve unit, 1947–1949.
History
Lineage
- Authorized on the inactive list as 3d Wing on 24 March 1923
- Redesignated as: 3d Attack Wing in 1929
- Activated on 15 June 1932
- Redesignated as 3d Wing in 1935
- Redesignated 3d Bombardment Wing in 1940
- Inactivated on 5 September 1941
- Redesignated as: 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943
- Redesignated as: 98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in June 1945
- Inactivated on 27 November 1945.
- Redesignated 3rd Bombardment Wing (Light) and allotted to the reserve
- Activated on 20 December 1946
- Redesignated 3rd Air Division (Bombardment) in April 1948
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949
Assignments
Stations
- Fort Crockett, Texas, 15 June 1932
- Barksdale Field, Louisiana, 27 February 1935
- MacDill Field, Florida, 2 October 1940 – 5 September 1941
- Detrick Field, Maryland, 7 June–August 1942
- Elvedon Hall (AAF-116), England, c. 12 September 1942
- Marks Hall (AAF-160), England, 12 June 1943
- RAF Earls Colne (AAF-358), England, November 1943
- RAF Beaulieu (AAF-408), England, 18 July – 19 August 1944
- Lessay Airfield (A-20), France, 23 August 1944
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- Chartres Airfield (A-40), France, 24 September 1944
- Laon/Athies Airfield (A-69), France, 3 October 1944
- Havrincourt, France, 1 February 1945
- Venlo Airfield (Y-55), Netherlands, c. 3 May 1945
- Tienen, Belgium, c. July 1945
- AAF Station Kitzingen, Germany, August 1945
- Namur Airfield, Belgium, c. October–November 1945
- Bedford Field, Massachusetts, 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949
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References
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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.
- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
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