15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing

15th Bombardment Training Wing
Active1940–1946
Country United States
Branch United States Army
 United States Air Force
RoleBombardment 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Southwest Air District, 18 December 1940 – 3 September 1941
  • Second Air Force, 23 June 1942 – 6 April 1946

Components

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  • 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

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 384-385
  2. ^ Futrell, p. 13

Bibliography

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Public Domain 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.