97th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)

97th Bombardment Wing
416th Bombardment Group A-26 Invader in 1945
Active	1943–1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Size	Command of light bomber forces
Part of	Ninth Air Force
Engagements	European Theater of Operations

The 97th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with 9th Bombardment Division, at Camp Shanks, New York, where it was inactivated on 11 October 1945.

The wing was activated in late November 1943 at Marks Hall, England. It was assigned three Douglas A-20 Havoc groups in the spring of 1944 and conducted combat missions from April 1944 until VE Day. In late 1944 and early 1945, its groups converted to the more capable Douglas A-26 Invader. In October 1945 the wing returned to the United States and was inactivated.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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