99th Bombardment Wing (World War II)

99th Bombardment Wing
Active	1943–1949
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Medium Bomber Command and Control

The 99th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Force Reserve, based at Bedford Field, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 4 October 1945.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 44th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 15 February 1943

Activated on 1 March 1943

Redesignated 99th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium), November 1943

Redesignated 99th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in June 1945

Inactivated on 4 October 1945

• Redesignated 44th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) and allotted to the reserve.

Activated on 26 June 1947

Redesignated 44th Air Division (Bombardment) in April 1948

Inactivated on 27 June 1949.

Assignments

• Eighth Air Force, 1 March 1943 – November 1943
• IX Bomber Command, November 1943-4 October 1945
• United States Air Force Reserves, 26 January 1947 – 27 June 1949

Stations

• Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 1 March 1943
• Biggs Field, Texas, May–July 1943
• RAF Aldermaston (AAF-467), England, July 7943
• RAF Great Dunmow (AAF-164), England, 12 November 1943 – September 1944
• Beaumont sur Oise Airfield (A-60), France, 25 September 1944
• Tienen, Belgium, April 1945
• Namur Airfield, Belgium, 7 July–August 1945
• Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, 3–4 October 1945
• Brooks Field, Texas, 26 June 1947 – 27 June 1949.

Components

• Ninth Air Force

322d Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – 15 September 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

344th Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – 15 September 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

386th Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – 27 July 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

391st Bombardment Group: 25 January 1944 – 27 July 1945 (B-26 Marauder)

• United States Air Force Reserve

312th Bombardment Group: 1947–1949

401st Bombardment Group: 1947–1949

447th Bombardment Group: 1947–1949

Operations

Performed bombing operations in Europe until V-E Day

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

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