307th Bombardment Group MacDill Air Force Base

b-29a-75-bn superfortress, af ser. no. 44-62328 @ raf lakenheath, england, 1948. note black square sac postwar tail code, along postwar buzz code

on 21 march 1946, continental air command redesignated strategic air command (sac). on 4 august 1946, sac activated 307th bombardment group (very heavy) host unit @ macdill, equipped boeing b-29 superfortresses. known initial operational squadrons of group 370th, 371st , 372d bombardment squadrons.

the group selected sac s first antisubmarine unit in december 1946. precursor similar sac units, group began training other sac combat units in anti-submarine warfare , operational procedures until mission became solely assumed u.s. navy. in february 1947, group began operating b-29 transition training school , standardized combat training sac units, , in september 1947, bomb group , base became u.s. air force organization , installation divestment u.s. army , establishment of air force independent branch of u.s. armed forces.

the unit redesignated 307th bombardment wing, medium on 12 july 1948. under wing designation, 306th bombardment group (effective 12 august 1948) , 307th bombardment group (effective 12 july 1948) attached wing. brought 3 additional operational squadrons (367th, 368th , 369th bombardment squadrons) under wing s command. in 1952, 307th bombardment wing bestowed lineage, honors , history of usaaf 307th bombardment group of world war ii fame.

on 1 september 1950, 307th bomb group 3 squadrons of b-29s deployed far east air force (feaf) bomber command, provisional @ kadena air base, okinawa, engaging in combat operations during korean war. kadena, 307th staged attacks against rapidly advancing communist forces in south korea. while in okinawa, 307th awarded republic of korea presidential unit citation air strikes against enemy forces in korea. awarded distinguished unit citation , several campaign streamers.

the 307th bg returned deployment on 10 february 1951, however, elements of group remained deployed in okinawa on permanent basis. later in 1951, b-29s of group @ macdill replaced boeing b-50d superfortress.

also on 1 september 1950, 306th bomb group transferred newly activated 306th bombardment wing @ macdill , continued wing s training mission.

the 307th bomb wing inactivated @ macdill on 16 june 1952 , 307th bomb group permanently reassigned kadena air base upon inactivation of wing @ macdill.