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Wikipedia / 46th Operations Group

The 46th Operations Group was a component of the United States Air Force 46th Test Wing assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 October 2012, and its functions transferred to the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

The 46th was the flying component of the 46th Test Wing. It designed and executed flight and ground test and evaluation of USAF conventional munitions and electronic countermeasures. The 40th Test Squadron flew a mixture of F-15, F-16, NC-130 and A-10 Aircraft.

Its World War II predecessor unit, the 46th Bombardment Operational Training Wing was a command and control organization for replacement training units (RTU) that trained personnel on B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and B-29 Superfortress bombers. Its group's graduates were then assigned to combat units in overseas theaters worldwide as replacement personnel.

History

Lineage

  • Established as 46 Bombardment Training Wing on 15 February 1943

  • Activated on 21 February 1943

  • Redesignated 46 Bombardment Operational Training Wing on 15 April 1943

  • Inactivated on 9 April 1946

  • Disestablished on 8 October 1948

  • Reestablished, and redesignated 46 Operations Group on 31 August 1993

  • Activated on 8 September 1993

  • Inactivated on 1 October 2012

Assignments

Components

Groups

Squadrons

Stations

Aircraft

  • F-15, 1993–2012

  • F-16, 1993–2012

  • F/EF-111, 1993–1995

  • NC-130, 1993–2012

  • A-10, 1994–2012

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