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304th Bombardment Group

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304th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 304th Bombardment Group
Active1942
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
TypeBombardment
Role
Antisubmarine warfare
Military unit

The304th Bombardment Group is an inactiveUnited States Army Air Forces (AAF) unit. Its last assignment was with theArmy Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based atLangley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 30 December 1942

History

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Thegroup was activated in July 1942 but did not receive personnel until September 1942 when it began training on the west coast.[1] Its original assigned squadrons were the361st,[2]362d,[3]363d,[4] and421st Bombardment Squadrons[5]

In October 1942, the group moved to Langley Field and operated with AAF Antisubmarine Command, using such planes asB-17 Flying Fortress,B-18 Bolo,B-24 Liberator andA-20 Havoc to flyAnti-submarine warfarepatrols along the east coast.[1] The 304th also trained crews for antisubmarine patrol duty overseas.[1] In early November, the 361st squadron moved toSt Eval, England and began antisubmarine operations forEighth Air Force. In late November, three of the group'ssquadrons were redesignated as Antisubmarine Squadrons. In December the group was inactivated and its squadrons transferred to the25th Antisubmarine Wing.[2][3][4]

Lineage

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  • Constituted as304th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 January 1942
Activated on 15 July 1942
Inactivated on 30 December 1942

Assignments

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  • II Bomber Command, 28 January 1942
  • Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 29 October 1942 – 30 December 1942

Squadrons

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  • 361st Bombardment Squadron (later 1st Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 – 30 December 1942
Air echelon attached toVIII Bomber Command, after c. 10 November 1942[2]
  • 362d Bombardment Squadron (later 18th Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 – 30 December 1942
  • 363d Bombardment Squadron (later 19th Antisubmarine Squadron): 15 July 1942 – 30 December 1942
  • 421st Bombardment Squadron: 15 July – 6 November 1942

Stations

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Notes and references

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  1. ^abcMaurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961].Air Force Combat Units of World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 177.ISBN 978-0-912799-02-5. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 December 2016.
  2. ^abcMaurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-405-12194-6. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 August 2023.
  3. ^abMaurer,Combat Squadrons, p. 30
  4. ^abMaurer,Combat Squadrons, p. 101
  5. ^Maurer,Combat Squadrons, pp. 779-780. The 421st was originally the 32d Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy), but was redesignated before activating in July

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