46th Operations Group

46th Operations Group
Emblem of the 46th Operations Group
Active	1943–1946; 1993–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bomber

The 46th Operations Group 46 OG is a component of the United States Air Force 46th Test Wing. It is assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

The 46 OG is the flying component of the 46th Test Wing. It designs and executes flight and ground test and evaluation of USAF conventional munitions and electronic countermeasures. The 40th Test Squadron flies a mixture of F-15, F-16, NC-130 and A-10 Aircraft.

Its World War II predecessor unit, the 46th Bombardment Operational Training Wing was a command and control organization for replacement training units (RTU) that trained personnel on B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and B-29 Superfortress bombers. Its group's graduates were then assigned to combat units in overseas theaters worldwide as replacement personnel.

History

Lineage

• Established as 46 Bombardment Training Wing on 15 February 1943

Activated on 21 February 1943

Redesignated 46 Bombardment Operational Training Wing on 15 April 1943

Inactivated on 9 April 1946

Disestablished on 8 October 1948

• Reestablished, and redesignated 46 Operations Group, on 31 August 1993

Activated on 8 September 1993.

Assignments

• II Bomber Command, 21 February 1943
• I (later XX) Bomber Command, 15 May 1943
• Second Air Force, 6 October 1943
• Strategic Air Command, 21 March-9 April 1946
• 46th Test Wing, 8 September 1993–present

Components

Groups

• 19th Bombardment Group, 4 September 1943 – 1 April 1944
• 302d Bombardment Group, 1 September-17 Ded 1943

Squadrons

• 39th Test (later, 39th Flight Test) Squadron: 8 September 1993 – 1 September 1999
• 40th Test (later, 40th Flight Test) Squadron: 8 September 1993–present
• 337th Flight Test Squadron: 1 July 1994 – 1 September 1997

Stations

• Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 21 February 1943
• Ardmore Army Air Field, Oklahoma, 15 September 1943
• Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, 21 June 1945 – 9 April 1946
• Eglin AFB, Florida, 8 September 1993–present

Aircraft

• F-15, 1993–present
• F-16, 1993–present
• F/EF-111, 1993–1995
• NC-130, 1993–present
• A-10, 1994–present

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• 46th Operations Group Factsheet