Global Information448th Supply Chain Management Group information
| 448th Supply Chain Management Group (formerly 448th Bombardment Group) | |
|---|---|
 713th Bomb Squadron B-24H Liberator[note 1] | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1947–1951; 1955–1957; 2005-2010 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | logistics management |
| Motto(s) | "Destroy" (World War II)[1] |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations[2] |
| Insignia | |
| 448th Supply Chain Management Group emblem[note 2] |  |
| 448th Bombardment Group emblem[1] |  |
| World War II Tail Marking (December 1943-May 1944)[1] | Circle I |
| World War II Tail Marking (May 1944-June 1945)[1] | Yellow tail with black diagonal stripe |
The 448th Supply Chain Management Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 30 June 2010.
The group was first organized during World War II, as the 448th Bombardment Group. The group engaged in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany with Eighth Air Force, flying Consolidated B-24 Liberators from RAF Seething. The group flew its last combat mission on 25 April 1945, attacking a marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria.
It returned to the United States in July 1945, and was assigned to Second Air Force for Boeing B-29 Superfortress conversion and training at McCook Army Air Field. It moved to Fort Worth Army Air Field, where it became one of the original ten B-29 bombardment groups assigned to Strategic Air Command. The group was inactivated on 4 August 1946 and its aircraft and personnel were reassigned another unit.
Reactivated in 1947 in the Air Force reserve, in 1949 it was reorganized as a light bomber group, It was mobilized in 1951 with its personnel and aircraft being used to bring other units up to full strength before inactivating. The group was again active in the reserve from 1955 to 1957 as the 448th Fighter-Bomber Group.
The group was redesignated the 448th Combat Sustainment Group and activated at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in 2006, but was inactivated as the 448th Combat Sustainment Group in 2010.
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- ^ a b c d Watkins, p.94
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 322-323