46th Operations Group

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

Last updated February 15, 2022

The 46th Operations Group was a component of the United States Air Force 46th Test Wing assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 October 2012, and its functions consolidated under the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

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^[1]

Inactivated on 1 October 2012

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 – 1 Oct 2012^[1]

Components

Groups

19th Bombardment Group, 4 September 1943 – 1 April 1944
302d Bombardment Group, 1 September – 17 December 1943^[1]

Squadrons

39th Test (later, 39th Flight Test) Squadron: 8 September 1993 – 1 September 1999
40th Test (later, 40th Flight Test) Squadron: 8 September 1993 – 1 October 2012
337th Flight Test Squadron: 1 July 1994 – 1 September 1997^[1]

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 Air Force Base, Florida, 8 September 1993 – 1 Oct 2012^[1]

Aircraft

F-15, 1993–2012
F-16, 1993–2012
F/EF-111, 1993–1995
NC-130, 1993–2012
A-10, 1994–2012

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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Robertson, Patsy (4 September 2008). "Factsheet 46 Operations Group (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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[46OGfacts-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Robertson, Patsy (4 September 2008). "Factsheet 46 Operations Group (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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