415th Bombardment Group

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415th Bombardment Group
Active1943–1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces

The 415th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Second Air Force, which was stationed at Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 5 April 1944.

The 415th Bombardment Group was activated during World War II as a Third Air Force training and demonstration unit as part of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. It was equipped with A-20s, A-24s, A-26s, B-25s, and P-39s. The group was reassigned to Second Air Force in early 1944 as a B-17 Flying Fortress replacement training unit. It was inactivated in early 1944 when the need for B-17 aircrews diminished.

History

Lineage

  • Constituted as 415th Bombardment Group (Light) on 12 February 1943
Activated on 15 February 1943
Disbanded on 5 April 1944

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Stations

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from 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.

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