8th AF Bomber Command Organization

8th AF Bomber Command Organization

This was the organization of the 8th Air Force Bomber Command as of 1 January, 1945.

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  8th Air Force  
Bomber Command
1st Air Division
(B-17)		 2nd Air Division
(B-24)		 3rd Air Division
(B-17)
1st Combat Wing
  • 91st BG(H)
  • 381st BG(H)
  • 398th BG(H)
 2nd Combat Wing
  • 389th BG(H)
  • 453rd BG(H)
  • 445th BG(H)
 4th Combat Wing
  • 94th BG(H)
  • 385th BG(H)¹
  • 447th BG(H)
  • 486th BG(H)
  • 487th BG(H)
40th Combat Wing
  • 92nd BG(H)
  • 303rd BG(H)
  • 305th BG(H)
  • 306th BG(H)
 14th Combat Wing
  • 44th BG(H)
  • 392nd BG(H)
  • 491st BG(H)
 13th Combat Wing
  • 95th BG(H)
  • 100th BG(H)
  • 390th BG(H)
41st Combat Wing
  • 379th BG(H)
  • 384th BG(H)
 20th Combat Wing
  • 93rd BG(H)
  • 446th BG(H)
  • 448th BG(H)
  • 489th BG(H)
 45th Combat Wing
  • 96th BG(H)
  • 388th BG(H)
  • 452nd BG(H)
94th Combat Wing
  • 351st BG(H)
  • 401st BG(H)
  • 457th BG(H)
 96th Combat Wing
  • 458th BG(H)
  • 466th BG(H)
  • 467th BG(H)
 93rd Combat Wing
  • 34th BG(H)
  • 490th BG(H)
  • 493rd BG(H)
482nd BG(H)    
  (Fighter Command)  
67th Fighter Wing
  • 20th FG
  • 352nd FG
  • 356th FG
  • 359th FG
  • 364th FG
 65th Fighter Wing
  • 4th FG
  • 56th FG
  • 355th FG
  • 361st FG²
  • 479th FG
 66th Fighter Wing
  • 55th FG
  • 78th FG
  • 339th FG
  • 353rd FG
  • 357th FG

¹The 385th BG(H) moved to the 93rd Combat Wing on 17 February, 1945.
²Beginning on 10 April, 1945.

Note that several 2AD B-24 groups, the 93rd BG(H) for example, conducted operations from North Africa during temporary assignments.

This was compiled from several, sometimes conflicting, sources. If you find anything that is incorrect, please let us know so that we can fix it.