392d Air Expeditionary Group
| 392d Air Expeditionary Group | |
|---|---|
Atlas missiles at Vandenberg Air Force Base | |
| Active | 1943–1945, 1947–1949; 1961 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Expeditionary operations |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| Unofficial 392d Bombardment Group emblem | |
| VIII Bomber Command tail marking until May 1944 | Circle D |
| VIII Bomber Command tail marking after May 1944 | White with 3-foot horizontal black stripe |
The 392d Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed. The group was last active as the 392d Strategic Missile Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where it briefly operated three early models of intercontinental ballistic missile during 1961. In 1984, the wing was consolidated with the 392d Bombardment Group
During World War II, the 392d Group, its predecessor unit, was an Eighth Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group. The group flew combat missions from RAF Wendling in England, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation. The group flew 285 combat missions, suffering 1,552 casualties including 835 killed in action or line of duty and 184 aircraft lost. After VE Day the group returned to the United States and flew airlift missions until inactivated in September 1945.
The group was reactivated in the Air Force Reserve in 1947 as a very heavy bomber group. In 1949, it converted to a light bomber group and was assigned to the wing under the wing base organization system. It was a corollary unit of the 47th Bombardment Group until inactivating in November 1949.