42nd Air Division | |
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![]() B-52G as flown by division wings in the 1980s | |
Active | 1943–1945; 1951–1958; 1959–1969; 1970–1991 |
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Role | Command of strike forces |
Decorations | French Croix de Guerre with Palm |
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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.