15th Bombardment Training Wing (World War II)
Encyclopedia
The 15th Bombardment Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Second Air Force
, based at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado
. It was deactivated on 9 April 1946.
Trained groups and heavy bombardment replacement crews for Second Air Force June 1942 until February 1945 when it ceased all activity.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with Second Air Force
Second Air Force
The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
, based at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It was deactivated on 9 April 1946.
Lineage
- Constituted as 15th Bombardment Wing on 19 October 1940
- Activated on 18 December 1940
- Inactivated on 3 September 1941.
- Activated on 23 June 1942.
- Redesignated as: 15th Bombardment Training Wing in January 1943
- Resesignated as: 15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing in April 1943
- Deactivated on 9 April 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948.
Assignments
- Southwest Air DistrictFourth Air ForceThe Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
, 19 October – 18 December 1940 - Second Air ForceSecond Air ForceThe Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
, 23 June 1942 – 6 April 1946
Components
- 47th Bombardment Group: 14 August-1 September 1941
- 48th Bombardment Group: 15 January-1 September 1941
- Numerous groups assigned for training, 1942–1946
Stations
- March Field, California, 18 December 1940
- Fresno AAF, California, c. 2 August – 3 September 1941
- Gowen Field, IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, 23 June 1942 - Sioux City AAB, IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, November 1942 - Gowen Field, IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, July 1943 - Pueblo AAB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, May 1944 - Colorado Springs AAB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 8 September 1944 – 9 April 1946.
Operations
Activated on 18 December 1940 and assigned to Southwest Air District as light bombardment training wing. Apparently it never had sufficient personnel to carry out effectively its mission. Deactivated on 3 September 1941.Trained groups and heavy bombardment replacement crews for Second Air Force June 1942 until February 1945 when it ceased all activity.