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1941-1945. Columbia Army Air Base was a World War II United States Army Air Forces base. It was primarily used for advanced combat training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber units and replacement pilots. It was used as a training base in early 1942 for Doolittle's Raiders. It was closed during the summer of 1945, and turned over for civil use as ...
On 8 December 1941, as the Columbia Army Air Base, Columbia Army Airfield's mission was a training base for B-25 Mitchell crews. One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the 17th Bombardment Group, which arrived on 9 February 1942.
359th Army Air Force Base Unit Later: Aiken Air Force Station (1955-1975) Now: Aiken Municipal Airport (IATA: AIK, ICAO: KAIK, FAA LID: AIK) Columbia Army Air Base, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Columbia; 309th/329th Bombardment Group, 329th AAF Base Unit Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command Later: Transferred to First Air Force
Aerial view of North Auxiliary Airfield during 2006. The land for North Army Airfield was bought between 1942 and 1945. The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces The original dirt runway was constructed in April 1943 and used by Hughes Aircraft Company for testing, as well as being a satellite airfield of Columbia Army Air Base, supporting B-25 Mitchell medium bomber training ...
345th Bombardment Wing emblem [a][1][2] The 345th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959. During World War II the 345th Bombardment Group operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a North ...
The group was first activated as the 65th Observation Group in September 1941 at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina. [1] It initially consisted of three federalized National Guard squadrons, the 105th, 112th and 121st Observation Squadrons. [2] [3] The group supported ground units during the Carolina Maneuvers in the fall and winter of 1941.
The 323d Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 323d Bombardment Group was a Martin B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to ...
The squadron was first activated as the 455th Bombardment Squadron at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 4 August 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 323d Bombardment Group. The squadron moved to MacDill Field, Florida, where it received its initial cadre in September andcompleted Phase I training with Martin B-26 Marauders.