307th Air Division
307th Air Division
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B-29 Superfortress as flown by division's groups in the reserves | |
| Active | 1943-1944; 1947-1949 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of bombardment units |
| Part of | Continental Air Command |
The 307th Air Division (307th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Command, assigned to Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.
History
"Activated at Bari, Italy, in January 1944, the 307th had no combat components assigned and served as a source of personnel for Headquarters, Fifteenth Air Force. The wing was disestablished six months later on 15 June 1944."[1]
"While active in the Reserve, March 1947-June 1949, the 307th was redesignated as a division."[1]
Lineage
- Established as the 307 Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 7 December 1943
- Activated on 15 January 1944
- Disestablished on 15 June 1944
- Reestablished and redesignated 307 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy on 10 February 1947
- Activated in the Reserve on 31 March 1947
- Redesignated 307 Air Division Bombardment on 16 April 1948
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949[1]
Assignments
- Fifteenth Air Force, 15 January - 15 June 1944
- Tenth Air Force, 31 March 1947
- Fourteenth Air Force, 1 July 1948
- Twelfth Air Force, 12 January - 27 June 1949[1]
Stations
- Bari, Italy, 15 January - 15 June 1944
- New Orleans, Louisiana, 31 March 1947 – 27 June 1949[1]
Components
Groups
- 392d Bombardment Group: 30 July 1947 – 27 June 1949
- 482d Bombardment Group: c. July 1948-27 June 1949[1]
Aircraft
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1947-1949[1]
See also
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Factsheet 307 Air Division, Bombardment". Air Force Historical Research Agency. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979.
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