From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

94th Combat Bombardment Wing

Field	Value
unit_name	94th Bombardment Wing
dates	1943 - 1945
country	United States
branch	United States Army Air Forces
role	Bombardment (Command & Control)
command_structure	Eighth Air Force

The 94th Bombardment Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, 1st Air Division, based at RAF Polebrook, England. It was inactivated on 18 June 1945.

Command and control organization for VIII Bomber Command. Had no groups until April 1944. Flew in combat in the European theater from 2 June until 14 August 1944 when its groups were reassigned.

Lineage

Constituted as 94th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 2 November 1943 : Activated on 12 December 1943 : Redesignated 94th Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in August 1943 : Disbanded on 18 June 1945.

Assignments

VIII Bomber Command, 12 December 1943
1st Bombardment (later, 1 Air) Division, 22 February 1944 – 18 June 1945

Units assigned

351st Bombardment Group, 15 December 1943 – 23 June 1945
401st Bombardment Group, 8 January 1944 – 20 June 1945
457th Bombardment Group, 21 January 1944 – 21 June 1945
410th Bombardment Squadron, February 1943 - December 1945

Stations

RAF Polebrook, England, 12 December 1943
RAF Alconbury, England, 12-18 June 1945

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

military-units-and-formations-established-in-1943 bombardment-wings-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces military-units-and-formations-disestablished-in-1945

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 94th Combat Bombardment Wing — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report