42nd Air Division

42nd Air Division
B-52G as flown by division wings in the 1980s
Active1943–1945; 1951–1958; 1959–1969; 1970–1991
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCommand of strike forces
DecorationsFrench Croix de Guerre with Palm
Insignia
42nd Air Division emblem (Approved 29 December 1965)[1]

The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991.

  1. ^ "Factsheet 42 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.