40th Air Division
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 B-52H Stratofortress of the division's 410th Bombardment Wing | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1951–1957; 1959–1988; 1989–1991 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of strategic strike forces |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation |
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| 40th Air Division emblem (Approved 14 April 1952)[1] |  |
The 40th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 14 June 1991.
As the 40th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the primary B-17 Flying Fortress heavy strategic bombardment wings of VIII Bomber Command and later, Eighth Air Force in World War II.
- ^ "Factsheet 40 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.