The 93d Operations Group is an inactive
United States Air Force
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unit. Its last assignment was with the
93d Air Control Wing, stationed at
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of the city of Warner Robins, south-southeast of Macon and approximately south-southeast o ...
, Georgia. The unit was inactivated on 1 October 2002.
During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 93d Bombardment Group was the first
VIII Bomber Command
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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heavy bombardment groups to carry out strategic bombardment operations against targets in
Occupied Europe
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and
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from
RAF Alconbury
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, England. The group became operational with a mission over Occupied France on 9 October 1942.
In the postwar era, the 93d Bombardment Group was one of the original ten USAAF bombardment groups assigned to
Strategic Air Command
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on 21 March 1946. Equipped with low-hour
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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surplus World War II aircraft, the group deployed to
Far East Air Forces
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during the early part of the
Korean War
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, and flew combat missions over Korea. The group was inactivated in 1952 when the parent wing adopted the dual deputy organization and assigned all of the group's squadrons directly to the wing.
Reactivated as the 93d Operations Group in 1991 when the 93d Wing adopted the USAF Objective organization plan.
History
: ''For related history and lineage, see
93d Air-Ground Operations Wing
The 93d Air Ground Operations Wing (93d AGOW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command, Ninth Air Force. It is stationed as a tenant unit at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
The wing directs the 3d Air Support Operations G ...
''
World War II
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The 93d Bombardment Group was activated on 1 March 1942. It initially prepared for combat with
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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s. Engaged in antisubmarine operations over the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea as part of the
III Bomber Command
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, May– July 1942.
The group moved to England, August– September 1942, and was assigned to Eighth Air Force. It was assigned to the
2d Combat Bombardment Wing
The Second Bombardment Wing, abbreviated as 2nd Bombardment Wing of the United States Army Air Forces is a disbanded unit whose last assignment was with the Continental Air Forces, based at McChord Field, Washington. It was last active in Novem ...
. The group flew its
B-24 Liberator
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aircraft with a tail code of "Circle B". The 93d was the first Liberator-equipped bomber group to reach the Eighth Air Force. The group became operational with the B-24 on 9 October 1942 by attacking steel and engineering works at
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the No ...
France. Until December, the group operated primarily against
submarine pen
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The term is generally applied to submarine bases constructed during World War II, particularly in Germany and ...
s along the French coast along the
Bay of Biscay
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.
While the 93d was at RAF Alconbury, His Majesty,
King George VI
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paid his first visit to an Eighth Air Force base on 13 November 1942. During the visit, he was shown the B-24 "Teggie Ann", then considered to be the 93d's leading aircraft.
On 6 December 1942 most of the group was transferred to
Twelfth Air Force
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The command is the air component to ...
in North Africa to support the
Operation Torch
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landings. The group receiving a
Distinguished Unit Citation
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for operations in that theatre, December 1942 – February 1943, when, with inadequate supplies and under the most difficult desert conditions, the detachment struck heavy blows at enemy shipping and communications. The detachment returned to England in February 1943, where its personnel were featured on the cover of the 26 July 1943 issue of ''
Life Magazine
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'' and the unit dubbed "Ted's Traveling Circus" after its first commander, Col. Edward J. Timberlake.
The balance of the 93d BG was moved to
RAF Hardwick
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Hardwick Airfield was one of th ...
(Station 104), in Norfolk where B-24 groups were being concentrated. From February 1943 and until the end of June the group bombed engine repair works, harbors, power plants, and other targets in France, the Low Countries, and Germany.
A detachment returned to the Mediterranean theatre during June and July 1943 to support the
Allied invasion of Sicily
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and to participate in the famous
low-level attack on enemy oil installations at Ploesti on 1 August. Having followed another element of the formation along the wrong course to Ploesti, the 93d hit targets that had been assigned to other groups, but it carried out its bombing of the vital oil installations despite heavy losses inflicted by attacks from the fully alerted enemy and was awarded a
Distinguished Unit Citation
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for the operation.
After the detachment returned to England in August 1943, the group flew only two missions before the detachment was sent back to the Mediterranean to support the
Fifth Army at
Salerno
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during the
invasion of Italy in September 1943.
The detachment rejoined the group in October 1943, and until April 1945 the 93d concentrated on bombardment of strategic targets such as marshalling yards, aircraft factories, oil refineries, chemical plants, and cities in Germany. In addition it bombed gun emplacements, choke points, and bridges near
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin () is a city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016. during the
Normandy invasion
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in June 1944. It attacked troop concentrations in northern France during the
Saint-Lô breakthrough in July 1944; transported food, gasoline, water, and other supplies to the Allies
advancing across France, August – September 1944; dropped supplies to
airborne troops in the Netherlands on 18 September 1944; struck enemy transportation and other targets during the
Battle of the Bulge
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, December 1944 – January 1945; and flew two missions on 24 March 1945 during the
airborne assault across the Rhine, dropping supplies to troops near
Wesel
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Geography
Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine.
Division of the city
Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrigho ...
and bombing a night-fighter base at Stormede.
The 93d Bombardment Group ceased combat operations in April 1945, and returned to
Sioux Falls Army Air Field
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South Dakota during May/June for B-29 Superfortress transition training, prior to deployment to the Pacific Theater. However, the deployment never took place as the war in the Pacific ended. The group was demobilized and was eventually inactivated in December 1945.
Strategic Air Command
The 93d Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) was activated at Merced Field, California on 21 June 1946 which was assigned to Merced for
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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training. The 93d was one of SAC's first ten bomb groups. There were three initial operational squadrons (
328th,
329th, and
330th Bombardment Squadron
33 may refer to:
*33 (number)
* 33 BC
*AD 33
*1933
* 2033
Music
* ''33'' (Luis Miguel album) (2003)
* ''33'' (Southpacific album) (1998)
* ''33'' (Wanessa album) (2016)
*"33 'GOD'", a 2016 song by Bon Iver
* "Thirty-Three" (song), a 1995 song by ...
s) which absorbed the equipment and aircraft of the inactivated
444th Bombardment Group.
On 1 October 1946 the airfield was put on "minimal operations on caretaker status", with control of the facility under Colorado Springs AAF. The 93d Bomb Group, however remained active. It, along with the
509th Composite Group
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at
Roswell Army Air Field
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* Roswell incident
Places in the United States
* Roswell, Colorado, a former settlement now part of Colorado Springs
* Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta
* Roswell, Idaho
* Roswell, New Mexico, known for the purported 1 ...
, New Mexico, was all there was of
Strategic Air Command
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at that time. The airfield remained in this status until 1 May 1947 when it was reactivated.
On 1 May 1947,
Merced Army Air Field
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was reactivated under Strategic Air Command. On 28 July 1947, the group became the 93d Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy and took host unit responsibility from the group as part of the
Wing Base organization plan. During 1947–1948, it flew
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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es, but soon received the upgraded version of the B-29, the
Boeing B-50A Superfortress
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. In 1948, the entire group deployed to
Kadena Air Base
(IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a highly strategic United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highl ...
,
Okinawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 Square kilometre, km2 (880 sq mi).
...
, becoming the first Strategic Air Command bomb group to deploy in full strength to the Far East.
Upon its return to Castle in 1951, the group was re-equipped with B-50s. In June 1952 the group was inactivated when Strategic Air Command reorganized its wings into the dual deputate system.
Reactivation
On 1 September 1991, the 93d Bombardment Wing was redesignated as the 93d Wing under the "Objective Wing" concept adopted by the Air Force. The flying components of the wing were reassigned to the newly renamed 93d Operations Group.
As part of their new mission, the 93d Group also gained the
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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squadrons from the 93d Wing. However, the operations of the reestablished group was short, On 1 June 1992 the 93d was relieved from assignment to SAC and was reassigned to the newly formed
Air Combat Command
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(ACC). Its B-52G aircraft given the ACC tail code of "CA" and carried blue tail stripes. The 328th Bomb Squadron was inactivated 3 May 1994, and the wing and group were placed on non-operational status. The group was inactivated on 31 October 1994.
Just four months later, however, it was reactivated as the operational arm of the 93d Air Control Wing and was reactivated at
Robins Air Force Base
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, Georgia on 29 January 1996. It was equipped with the
Boeing E-8 Joint STARS
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and it accepted its first production aircraft on 11 June 1996.
Some crews and aircraft deployed from Robins to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996 to support the
Operation Joint Endeavor
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NAT ...
peacekeeping operation. Deployed to Southwest Asia in response to Iraq's refusal to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors, 18 February – 3 June 1998. Between 23 February – 28 June 1999, deployed aircraft and personnel to
Ramstein Air Base
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, Germany to assist in monitoring Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo.
Upon inactivation on 1 October 2002; Georgia Air National Guard's
116th Air Control Wing
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The 116th ACW is the only Air ...
assumed command responsibility for JSTARS mission.
Lineage
* Constituted as the 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 January 1942
: Activated on 1 March 1942
: Redesignated 93d Bombardment Group, Heavy in c. 20 August 1943
: Redesignated 93d Bombardment Group, Very Heavy c. 6 July 1945
: Redesignated 93d Bombardment Group, Medium c. 28 May 1948
: Inactivated on 16 June 1952
[Lineage, including stations and components, through 1952 in Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp. 160-162]
* Redesignated 93d Operations Group on 28 August 1991
: Activated on 1 September 1991
: Inactivated on 31 October 1994
* Activated on 29 January 1996
: Inactivated on 1 October 2002
Assignments
*
III Bomber Command
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, 1 March-2 August 1942
*
1st Bombardment Wing
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Demobilized after ...
, 6 September 1942
*
2d Bombardment Wing
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, 6 December 1942
: Attached to: 201st Provisional Combat Bombardment Wing, 25 March-13 December 1943
:
20th Combat Bombardment Wing, 13 September 1943 – 12 June 1945
*
Second Air Force
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, June 1945
* Strategic Air Command, 21 March 1946
*
Fifteenth Air Force, 21 June 1946
*
93d Bombardment Wing, 28 July 1947 – 15 June 1952 (detached to
Far East Air Forces
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, 15 May-25 August 1948, Far East Air Forces Bomber Command, 15 July 1950 – 30 January 1951, not operational after 10 February 1951)
* 93d Wing (later 93d Bomb Wing), 1 September 1991 – 31 October 1994
[
* 93d Air Control Wing, 29 January 1996 – 1 October 2002][
]
Components
* 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron is a United States Air Force flying unit, assigned to the 461st Air Control Wing, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron (aviation), squadron flies the Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint S ...
: 29 January 1996 – 1 October 2002
* 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
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: 29 January 1996 – 1 October 2002
* 93d Training Squadron: 29 January 1996 – 1 October 2002
* 328th Bombardment Squadron: 1 March 1942 – 15 June 1952;[ 1 September 1991 – 31 October 1994
* ]329th Bombardment Squadron
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: 1 March 1942 – 15 June 1952[
* ]330th Bombardment Squadron
33 may refer to:
*33 (number)
* 33 BC
*AD 33
*1933
* 2033
Music
* ''33'' (Luis Miguel album) (2003)
* ''33'' (Southpacific album) (1998)
* ''33'' (Wanessa album) (2016)
*"33 'GOD'", a 2016 song by Bon Iver
* "Thirty-Three" (song), a 1995 song by ...
: 1 March 1942 – 15 June 1952[
* ]409th Bombardment Squadron
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Four is the smallest c ...
: 1 March 1942 – 6 July 1945; 20 August 1945 – 6 May 1946[
* ]924th Air Refueling Squadron
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: 1 September 1991 – 31 October 1994
Stations
* Barksdale Field Barksdale may refer to:
Places
* Barksdale, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Barksdale, Texas, an unincorporated community
* Barksdale, Wisconsin, a town
** Barksdale (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
*Barksdale Air Forc ...
, Louisiana, 1 March 1942
* Fort Myers Army Air Field
Page Field Army Airfield is an inactive United States Army Air Forces base, approximately 4 miles south of Fort Myers, Florida. It was active during World War II as a Third Air Force training airfield. It was closed on 30 September 1945, t ...
, Florida, 15 May-2 August 1942
* RAF Alconbury
Royal Air Force Alconbury or more simply RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, England. The airfield is in the civil parish of The Stukeleys, close to the villages of Great Stukeley, Little Stukeley, and Alconbur ...
(USAAF Station 102), England, 7 September 1942
* RAF Hardwick (USAAF Station 104), England, 6 December 1942 – 19 May 1945
* Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, June 1945
* Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas, 24 July 1945
* Clovis Army Air Field
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. It is under the jurisdiction of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The host unit at Cannon is the 27th Special Operatio ...
, New Mexico, 13 December 1945
* Merced Army Air Fielc (later Castle Field, Castle Air Force Base), California, 21 June 1946 – 16 June 1952 (deployed to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, 15 May-25 August 1948)[
* Castle Air Force Base, California, 1 September 1991 – 30 June 1995
* Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 29 January 1996 – 1 October 2002
]
Aircraft
* Consolidated B-24D/H/J/L/M Liberator, 1942–1945, 15 May-25 August 1948,
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945–1949; 1950–1951, 15 May-25 August 1948,
* Boeing B-50 Superfortress, 1949–1950; 1950–1952, 15 May-25 August 1948,
* Boeing B-52G Stratofortress, 1991–1994
* Boeing E-8 Joint STARS, 1996–2002
References
; Notes
; Citations
Bibliography
* Freeman, Roger A. (1978) ''Airfields of the Eighth: Then and Now''. After the Battle
* Freeman, Roger A. (1991) ''The Mighty Eighth The Colour Record''. Cassell & Co.
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External links
The 93 Bomb Group Museum
Station 104, Hardwick. A small museum in Norfolk, UK dedicated to USAAF World War II activities.
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