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400th Bombardment Group
400th Bombardment Group
Active	1943 - 1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Bomber

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The 400th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the First Air Force, stationed at Charleston Army Airfield, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.

The unit was a World War II B-24 Liberator replacement training unit (RTU). Its graduates were then assigned to combat units in overseas theaters worldwide as replacement personnel. Originally a Second Air Force unit, it was reassigned to First Air Force when Second AF began B-29 Superfortress training. Inactivated in 1944 when the need for B-24 aircrews was diminished.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 400th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943

Activated on 1 Mar 1943

Disbanded on 10 April 1944

Assignments

Second Air Force, 1 Mar 1943
First Air Force, 15 Dec 1943-10 Apri 1944

Components

608th Bombardment 1943-1944
609th Bombardment 1943-1944
610th Bombardment 1943-1944
611th Bombardment 1943-1944

Stations

Pyote AAB, TX 1 Mar 1943 - April 1943
Davis-Monthan Field, AZ Apr 1943 - 2 May 1943
Pueblo AAB, CO c. 2 May 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
Salina AAF, KS 31 Jul 1943 - 19 Sep 1943
Alamogordo AAFld, NM 19 Sep 1943 - 15 Dec 1943
Charleston AAFld, SC 15 Dec 1943-10 Apr 1944

Aircraft

B-24 Liberator, 1943-1944

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.

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-The '''400th Bombardment Group''' was a [[World War II]] [[United States Army Air Forces]] combat organization.  It served primarily as an operational training unit (OTU) during World War II.
+The '''400th Bombardment Group''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit.  It was last assigned to the [[First Air Force]], stationed at [[Charleston Army Airfield]], [[South Carolina]].  It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.
+The unit was a [[World War II]] [[B-24 Liberator]] replacement training unit (RTU).  Its graduates were then assigned to combat units in overseas theaters worldwide as replacement personnel.  Originally a [[Second Air Force]] unit, it was reassigned to [[First Air Force]] when Second AF began [[B-29 Superfortress]] training.   Inactivated in 1944 when the need for B-24 aircrews was diminished.
-Constituted as 400th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Equipped with B-24's. Functioned as an operational training unit of Second AF from May to Dec 1943. Reassigned to [[First Air Force]] to train replacement crews. Disbanded on 10 Apr 1944.
 ==History==
-=== Operational Units ===
+===Lineage===
+* Constituted as 400th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 15 Feb 1943
+: Activated on 1 Mar 1943
+: Disbanded on 10 April 1944
+===Assignments===
+* Second Air Force, 1 Mar 1943
+* First Air Force, 15 Dec 1943-10 Apri 1944
+===Components===
 * 608th  Bombardment 1943-1944
 * 609th  Bombardment 1943-1944
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 * 611th Bombardment 1943-1944
-=== Stations Assigned ===
+=== Stations===
 * [[Pyote Air Force Base|Pyote AAB]], TX 1 Mar 1943 - April 1943
 * [[Davis-Monthan AFB|Davis-Monthan Field]], AZ Apr 1943 - 2 May 1943
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 * [[Charleston Air Force Base|Charleston AAFld]], SC 15 Dec 1943-10 Apr 1944
-=== Aircraft Flown ===
+=== Aircraft===
-* [[B-24 Liberator]]
+* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943-1944
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
 {{USAAF 1st Air Force World War II}}
+{{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}}
 [[Category:Groups of the United States Army Air Force|Bomber  0483]]