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| 4th Air Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1940–41, 1942–45, 1946–49, 1951–52, 1952–88 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of strategic strike forces |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | James Doolittle Frederick W. Castle |
| Insignia | |
| 4th Air Division emblem (approved 25 June 1974)[1] |  |
The 4th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. It was inactivated on 23 August 1988.
As the 4th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the primary B-17 Flying Fortress heavy strategic bombardment wings of VIII Bomber Command (later Eighth Air Force in World War II.
During the Cold War, the 4th Air Division' was an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, controlling strategic bombardment and intercontinental strategic missile wings until inactivated in 1988.
- ^ "Factsheet 4 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.