1st Bombardment Wing, USAAF
1ST BOMBARDMENT WING, USAAF
History: Organized as 1st Pursuit Wing in France on 6 July 1918. Served in combat operations July-November 1918. Demobilized in France in December 1918. Reconstituted and consolidated in 1936 as 1st Wing. Which was organized in the US on 16 August 1919, and was engaged in border patrol activitiesuntil it become an anvanced flying training wing in 1922. Inactivated on 26 June 1924. Redesignated 1st Bombardment Wing in 1929 and activated on 1 April 1933. Redesignated 1st Pursuit Wing in 1933, 1st Wing in 1935 and 1st Bombardment Wing in 1940. Moved to the United Kingdom July-August 1942. Assigned to Eight Air Force. Redesignated 1st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in August 1943, and 1st Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in June 1945. Operated in the European Theater from August 1942 until 25 April 1945. Returned to the US in August 1945 and inactivated on 7 November 1945.
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