13th Air Expeditionary Group

13th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 13th Bombardment Group
Active	1941-1942
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bombardment; Antisubmarine warfare

The 13th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based in Westover Field, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 30 November 1942

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 13th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 30 Nov 1942

Assignments

• First Air Force, 15 Jan 1941
• Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 6 Jun 1941-Nov 1942

Squadrons

• 3d Antisubmarine: 1941-1942
• 4th Antisubmarine: 1941-1942
• 5th Antisubmarine: 1941-1942
• 6th Antisubmarine: 1942

Stations

• Langley Field, Virginia, 15 Jan 1941
• Orlando AAB, c. 6 Jun 1941
• Westover Field, Massacheusetts, 20 Jan-3o Nov 1942.

Operational History

After the US entered the war the group searched for enemy U-boats and covered friendly convoys off the east coast of the US. Served with First AF and later with AAF Antsubmarine Command, using B-18, B-25, and A-29 aircraft for operations.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.