The 94th Bombardment Wing was a unit of the
United States Army Air Forces
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. Its last assignment was with the
Eighth Air Force
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,
1st Air Division, based at
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 ...
,
England
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. 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
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VIII Bomber Command
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* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
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, 12 December 1943
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1st Bombardment (later, 1 Air) Division, 22 February 1944 – 18 June 1945
Units assigned
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351st Bombardment Group
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, 15 December 1943 – 23 June 1945
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401st Bombardment Group, 8 January 1944 – 20 June 1945
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457th Bombardment Group, 21 January 1944 – 21 June 1945
Stations
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RAF Polebrook
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,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
, 12 December 1943
*
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 ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
, 12–18 June 1945
References
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
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Military units and formations established in 1943
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945