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2nd Bombardment Wing
93rd Bombardment Group B-24D Liberator 41-23711, at RAF Alconbury, England, 1942
Active1919–21, 1922–41, 1942–45
Country2nd Combat Bombardment Wing United States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
RoleBomber operational command & control
EngagementsEuropean Theater of World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Maj Gen Oscar Westover
Lt Gen Edward Timberlake
Colonel James Stewart
Insignia
2nd Bombardment Wing emblem

The Second Bombardment Wing,[1] abbreviated as 2nd Bombardment Wing[2] of the United States Army Air Forces is a disbanded unit whose last assignment was with the Continental Air Forces, based at McChord Field, Washington. It was last active in November 1945.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1BC1939 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2nd Bomb Wing – SAC – Barksdale AFB – B-47, B-52". Strategic-air-command.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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