95th Bombardment Wing (World War II)

95th Bombardment Wing
Active	1943 - 1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Bombardment (Command & Control)
Part of	Eighth Air Force

The 95th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Continental Air Forces, based at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 95th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 2 November 1943

Activated on 12 Dec 1943

Disbanded on 28 August 1945.

Assignments

VIII Bomber Command, 12 December 1943
2d Bombardment (later, 2d Air) Division, 22 February 1944 – 18 June 1945
Second Air Force, c. 23 July-28 August 1945

Units assigned

489th Bombardment Group, 5 March-14 August 1944
491st Bombardment Group, 5 March-14 August 1944

Stations

RAF Attlebridge, England, 12 December 1943
Ketteringham Hall, England, February 1944
RAF Halesworth, England, c. 5 May 1944
Ketteringham Hall, England, August 1944-c. 12 July 1945
Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, c. 23 July-28 August 1945.

Operations

Command and control organization for Eighth Air Force. Had no groups until March 1944. Flew in combat in the European theater from 2 June until 14 August 1944 when its groups were reassigned. Programmed to become B-29 Superfortress Wing in the Pacific Theater, but inactivated before becoming operational.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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

USAAF Eighth Air Force in World War II

Stations

United Kingdom	Alconbury Aldermaston Andrews Field Atcham Attlebridge Bassingbourn Bodney Bottisham Bovingdon Boxted Bungay Burtonwood Depot Bury St. Edmunds Bushey Hall Chalgrove Cheddington Chelveston Chipping Ongar Daws Hill Debach Debden Deenethorpe Deopham Green Duxford Earls Colne East Wretham Eye Fersfield Fowlmere Framlingham Glatton Goxhill Grafton Underwood Great Ashfield Great Dunmow Halesworth Hardwick Harrington Hethel Honington Horham Horsham St. Faith Ibsley Keevil Kimbolton Kings Cliffe Kirton In Lindsey Knettishall Lavenham Leiston Little Walden Martlesham Heath Membury Mendlesham Metfield Molesworth Mount Farm North Pickenham Nuthampstead Old Buckenham Podington Polebrook Rackheath Ramsbury Rattlesden Raydon Ridgewell Seething Shipdham Snetterton Heath Steeple Morden Sudbury Thorpe Abbots Thurleigh Tibenham Wattisham Watton Wendling Westhampnett Wormingford

Okinawa	Bolo Ie Shima Kadena Futenma Yontan

Units

Commands

VIII Air Support
VIII Bomber
VIII

Air Divisions

Wings

Bombardment	1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 12th 316th

Fighter	6th 65th 66th 67th 301st

Groups

Bombardment	34th 44th 91st 92d 93d 94th 95th 96th 97th 100th 301st 303d 305th 306th 310th 319th 320th 322d 323d 333d 346th 351st 379th 381st 382d 383d 384th 385th 386th 387th 388th 389th 390th 392d 398th 401st 445th 446th 447th 448th 452d 453d 457th 458th 466th 467th 486th 482d 487th 489th 490th 491st 492d 493d 801st (Provisional)

Fighter	1st 4th 14th 20th 31st 48th 55th 56th 78th 318th 339th 350th 352d 353d 354th 355th 356th 357th 358th 361st 362d 364th 413th 479th 495th 496th 507th

Troop Carrier	60th 62d 315th

Reconnaissance	3d 7th 25th 67th

United States Army Air Forces

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