304th Bombardment Group

304th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 304th Bombardment Group
Active	1942
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bombardment; Antisubmarine warfare

The 304th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based in Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 30 December 1942

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 304th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942

Activated on 15 Jul 1942

Inactivated on 30 Dec 1942

Assignments

• Second Air Force, 28 Jan 1942
• Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 29 Oct-30 Dec 1942

Squadrons

• 1st Antisubmarine (formerly 361st Bombardment): 15 Jul-30 Dec 1942

Air echelon attached to VIII Bomber Command, c. 10 Nov 1942-15 Jan 1943

• 18th Antisubmarine (formerly 362d Bombardment): 1942
• 19th Antisubmarine (formerly 363d Bombardment): 1942
• 421st Bombardment: 1942.

Stations

• Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 15 Jul 1942
• Geiger Field, Washington, 15 Sep 1942
• Ephrata, Washington, 1 Oct 1942
• Langley Field, Virginia, 29 Oct-30 Dec 1942.

Operational History

Received personnel in September 1942 and began training on the west coast. Later, operated with AAF Antisubmarine Command, using such planes as B-17's, B-18's, B-24's, B-34's, and A-20's to fly patrols along the east coast. Also trained crews for duty overseas.

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.