345th Bombardment Wing
The 345th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959.
| 345th Bombardment Wing | |
|---|---|
345th Bombardment Wing B-57B Canberras in 1957 | |
| Active | 1942–1945; 1954–1957; 1957–1959 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Tactical bomber |
| Nickname(s) | Air Apaches |
| Insignia | |
| 345th Bombardment Wing emblem | |
During World War II the 345th Bombardment Group operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force. It was awarded both the Distinguished Unit Citation and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat service in New Guinea; the Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte; Luzon; the Southern Philippines and China.
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