It was stationed at Bari, Italy and was inactivated on 9 September 1945.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 55th Bombardment Operational Training Wing (Medium) on 17 March 1943

Activated on 31 March.

Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in October 1943

Redesignated 55th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in December 1943

Inactivated 9 September 1945.

Assignments

• Third Air Force, 31 March 1943 – February 1944
• Fifteenth Air Force, March 1944 – 9 September 1945

Stations

• MacDill Field, Florida, 31 March 1943-February 1944
• Spinazzola Airfield, Italy, March 1944
• Bari Airfield, Italy, July-September 1945

Components

• 460th Bombardment Wing
• 464th Bombardment Wing
• 465th Bombardment Wing
• 485th Bombardment Wing

Aircraft

• B-24 Liberator

References

• 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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