46th Bombardment Group

46th Bombardment Group
Active	1940-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force

The 46th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at Morris Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

Activated during World War II as a A-20 Havoc light bomb group assigned to Third Air Force. Participated in maneuvers in the southeast prior to World War II. After U.S. entry into the war, the group flew some antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico early in 1942. Not deployed to combat duty, it later served as an operational training unit (OTU) until late in 1943, then became a replacement training unit (RTU). Disbanded on 1 May 1944.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 46th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941.

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

• Southeast Air District (later 3d Air Force), 15 Jan 1941
• 2d (later Second) Air Force, 23 May 1942
• III Bomber Command, Oct 1943-1 May 1944

Components

• 50th Bombardment Squadron: 1941-1944
• 51st Bombardment Squadron: 1941-1944
• 53d Bombardment Squadron: 1941-1944
• 87th Bombardment Squadron: 1941-1944

Stations

• Hunter Field, Georgia, 15 Jan 1941
• Bowman Field, Kentucky, 20 May 1941
• Barksdale Field, Louisiana, Feb 1942
• Galveston Army Airfield, Texas, c. 1 Apr 1942
• Blythe Army Air Base, California, 23 May 1942
• Will Rogers Field, Oklaholma, Nov 1942
• Drew Field, Florida, Oct 1943
• Morris Field, North Carolina, 6 Nov 1943-1 May 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.