98th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)

98th Bombardment Wing
Martin B-26B Marauder (42-96142). The aircraft was assigned to the 596th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group,98th Bomb Wing
Active	1923–1949
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Medium Bomber Command and Control
Nickname(s)	Wgfkde
Insignia
3d Bombardment Wing emblem

The 98th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Force Reserve, based at Bedford Field, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.

History

As the 3d Wing, the unit was one of the original wings of the GHQ Air Force on 1 March 1935. It was formed in Texas, reassigned to Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Performed peacetime training operations. Assigned to MacDill Field, Florida, 1940 and assigned to USAAC Southeast Air District, becoming part of III Bomber Command just prior to World War II.

It was deployed to England and was reassigned to VIII Bomber Command in June 1942 as a medium Bomber command and control organization component units being equipped with B-26 Marauders.

It was redesignated as the 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943. The wing was reassigned to Ninth Air Force when 9th was reformed in England as tactical air force to support ground forces in upcoming invasion of France. Performed combat operations supporting allied ground forces until V-E Day

It served postwar as an Air Force reserve unit, 1947–1949.

Lineage

Authorized on the inactive list as 3d Wing on 24 March 1923

Redesignated as: 3d Attack Wing in 1929

Activated on 15 June 1932

Redesignated as 3d Wing in 1935

Redesignated 3d Bombardment Wing in 1940

Inactivated on 5 September 1941

Activated on 7 June 1942

Redesignated as: 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943

Redesignated as: 98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in June 1945

Inactivated on 27 November 1945.

Redesignated 3d Bombardment Wing (Light) and allotted to the reserve

Activated on 20 December 1946

Redesignated 3d Air Division (Bombardment) in April 1948

Inactivated on 27 June 1949

Assignments

United States Army Air Corps, 15 June 1932
General Headquarters Air Force, 1 March 1935
Southeast Air District, 2 October 1940
III Bomber Command, 5 September 1941
VIII Bomber Command, 7 June 1942
IX Bomber Command, 16 October 1943 – 27 November 1945
United States Air Force Reserve, 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949

Stations

Fort Crockett, Texas, 15 June 1932
Barksdale Field, Louisiana, 27 February 1935
MacDill Field, Florida, 2 October 1940 – 5 September 1941
Detrick Field, Maryland, 7 June–August 1942
Elvedon Hall (AAF-116), England, c. 12 September 1942
Marks Hall (AAF-160), England, 12 June 1943
RAF Earls Colne (AAF-358), England, November 1943
RAF Beaulieu (AAF-408), England, 18 July – 19 August 1944
Lessay Airfield (A-20), France, 23 August 1944

Chartres Airfield (A-40), France, 24 September 1944
Laon/Athies Airfield (A-69), France, 3 October 1944
Havrincourt, France, 1 February 1945
Venlo Airfield (Y-55), Netherlands, c. 3 May 1945
Tienen, Belgium, c. July 1945
AAF Station Kitzingen, Germany, August 1945
Namur Airfield, Belgium, c. October–November 1945
Bedford Field, Massachusetts, 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949

Components

GHQ Air Force (Air Force Combat Command, 1941)

3d Bombardment Group: 1932–1940

13th Bombardment Group: 1941

10th Pursuit Group: 1932–1939

29th Bombardment Group: 1940–1941

44th Bombardment Group: 1941

VIII Bomber Command

322d Bombardment Group: 1 December 1942 – 16 October 1943

323d Bombardment Group: 1 May – 16 October 1943

386th Bombardment Group: 3 June – 16 October 1943

387th Bombardment Group: 25 June – 16 October 1943

Ninth Air Force

323d Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – 16 July 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

387th Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – November 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

394th Bombardment Group: 11 March 1944 – September 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

397th Bombardment Group: 15 April 1944 – November 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

305th Bombardment Group: 1945 (B-17 Flying Fortress)

306th Bombardment Group: 1945 (B-17 Flying Fortress)

Air Force Reserve

310th Bombardment Group: 1947–1949

341st Bombardment Group: 1947–1949

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

USAAF Ninth Air Force in World War II

Stations

Palestine (Mand)	Lydda Muqueibile Ramat David St Jean

Egypt	Abu Sueir Ismailia El Amiriya Daba Deversoir Fayid Kabrit * Landing Ground 174 Payne Sidi Haneish

Libya	Baheira Belandah Benina Castel Benito Berca Darragh El Adem El Assa Gambut Hamraiet Lete Martuba Tmed El Chel Tobruk Tripoli Sidi Azeiz

Tunisia	Ben Gardane Bou Grara Chekira Hani Hazbub Hergla El Djem El Haouaria Kairouan Medenine Menzel Heurr Sfax Soltane

United Kingdom	Aldermaston Andover Andrews Field Ashford Balderton Barkston Heath Beaulieu Birch Bisterne Boreham Bottesford Boxted Charmy Down Chalgrove Chilbolton Chipping Ongar Christchurch Cottesmore Earls Colne Exeter Folkingham Fulbeck Gosfield Great Dunmow Greenham Common Grove High Halden Headcorn Holmsley South Hurn Ibsley Kingsnorth Langar Lashenden Little Walden Lymington Matching Membury Merryfield Middle Wallop North Witham Ramsbury Raydon Rivenhall Saltby Scorton Staplehurst Spanhoe Stansted Stoney Cross Thruxton Upottery Warmwell Welford Weston Zoyland Wethersfield Winkton Woodchurch Wormingford

Europe	Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany too numerous.

Units

Commands

Wings

Bombardment	97th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 99th Bombardment

Fighter	8th Fighter 9th Fighter 70th Fighter 71st Fighter 84th Fighter 100th Fighter 303d Fighter

Troop carrier	50th Troop Carrier 52d Troop Carrier 53d Troop Carrier

Groups

Bombardment	12th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 322d Bombardment 323d Bombardment 340th Bombardment 344th Bombardment 376th Bombardment 386th Bombardment 387th Bombardment 391st Bombardment 394th Bombardment 397th Bombardment 409th Bombardment 410th Bombardment 416th Bombardment

Fighter	36th Fighter 48th Fighter 50th Fighter 57th Fighter 79th Fighter 324th Fighter 354th Fighter 358th Fighter 365th Fighter 362d Fighter 363d Fighter 366th Fighter 367th Fighter 368th Fighter 370th Fighter 371st Fighter 373d Fighter 404th Fighter 405th Fighter 406th Fighter 474th Fighter

Troop carrier	61st Troop Carrier 64th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 315th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier 349th Troop Carrier 434th Troop Carrier 435th Troop Carrier 436th Troop Carrier 437th Troop Carrier 438th Troop Carrier 439th Troop Carrier 440th Troop Carrier 441st Troop Carrier 442d Troop Carrier IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional)

Reconnaissance	10th Reconnaissance 67th Reconnaissance 69th Reconnaissance

Squadrons

Liaison	14th Liaison 47th Liaison

Night fighter	422d Night Fighter 425th Night Fighter

United States Army Air Forces

USAAF Eighth Air Force in World War II

Stations

United Kingdom	Alconbury Aldermaston Andrews Field Atcham Attlebridge Bassingbourn Bodney Bottisham Bovingdon Boxted Bungay Burtonwood Depot Bury St. Edmunds Bushey Hall Chalgrove Cheddington Chelveston Chipping Ongar Daws Hill Debach Debden Deenethorpe Deopham Green Duxford Earls Colne East Wretham Eye Fersfield Fowlmere Framlingham Glatton Goxhill Grafton Underwood Great Ashfield Great Dunmow Halesworth Hardwick Harrington Hethel Honington Horham Horsham St. Faith Ibsley Keevil Kimbolton Kings Cliffe Kirton In Lindsey Knettishall Lavenham Leiston Little Walden Martlesham Heath Membury Mendlesham Metfield Molesworth Mount Farm North Pickenham Nuthampstead Old Buckenham Podington Polebrook Rackheath Ramsbury Rattlesden Raydon Ridgewell Seething Shipdham Snetterton Heath Steeple Morden Sudbury Thorpe Abbots Thurleigh Tibenham Wattisham Watton Wendling Westhampnett Wormingford

Okinawa	Bolo Ie Shima Kadena Futenma Yontan

Units

Commands

VIII Air Support
VIII Bomber
VIII

Air Divisions

Wings

Bombardment	1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 12th 316th

Fighter	6th 65th 66th 67th 301st

Groups

Bombardment	34th 44th 91st 92d 93d 94th 95th 96th 97th 100th 301st 303d 305th 306th 310th 319th 320th 322d 323d 333d 346th 351st 379th 381st 382d 383d 384th 385th 386th 387th 388th 389th 390th 392d 398th 401st 445th 446th 447th 448th 452d 453d 457th 458th 466th 467th 486th 482d 487th 489th 490th 491st 492d 493d 801st (Provisional)

Fighter	1st 4th 14th 20th 31st 48th 55th 56th 78th 318th 339th 350th 352d 353d 354th 355th 356th 357th 358th 361st 362d 364th 413th 479th 495th 496th 507th

Troop Carrier	60th 62d 315th

Reconnaissance	3d 7th 25th 67th

United States Army Air Forces

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