15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing
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| 15th Bombardment Training Wing | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1940–1946 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army United States Air Force |
| Role | Bombardment Training |
The 15th Bombardment Training Wing is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Second Air Force, at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, where it was inactivated on 9 April 1946.
History
[edit]The wing was activated at March Field, California in December 1940 and assigned to the Southwest Air District. Its operational components were the 47th and 48th Bombardment Groups[1] In September 1941, the wing was inactivated and its personnel used to form the 4th Air Support Command.[2]
It trained groups and heavy bombardment replacement crews for Second Air Force June 1942 until February 1945 when it ceased all activity.[1]
Lineage
[edit]- Constituted as the 15th Bombardment Wing on 19 October 1940
- Activated on 18 December 1940
- Inactivated on 3 September 1941
- Activated on 23 June 1942
- Redesignated 15th Bombardment Training Wing in January 1943
- Redesignated 15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing in April 1943
- Inactivated on 9 April 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1]
Assignments
[edit]- Southwest Air District, 18 December 1940 – 3 September 1941
- Second Air Force, 23 June 1942 – 6 April 1946
Components
[edit]- 47th Bombardment Group: 14 August-1 September 1941
- 48th Bombardment Group: 15 January-1 September 1941
- Numerous groups assigned for training, 1942–1946[1]
Stations
[edit]- March Field, California, 18 December 1940
- Fresno Army Air Base, California, c. 2 August – 3 September 1941
- Gowen Field, Idaho, 23 June 1942
- Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa, November 1942
- Gowen Field, Idaho, July 1943
- Pueblo Army Air Base, Colorado, May 1944
- Peterson Field, Colorado, 8 September 1944 – 9 April 1946[1]
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Futrell, Robert F. (September 1956). "Command of Observation Aviation: A Study in Control of Tactical Airpower, USAF Historical Study No. 24" (PDF). Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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