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The 497th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Pacific Air Forces to activate or inactivate as needed. The unit was first activated in the United States Army Air Forces as the 497th Bombardment Group which was part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 497th engaged in very heavy (B-29 Superfortress) bombardment operations against Japan and earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. Its aircraft were identified by a "A" and a square painted on the tail.

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  • 497th Air Expeditionary Group
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  • The 497th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Pacific Air Forces to activate or inactivate as needed. The unit was first activated in the United States Army Air Forces as the 497th Bombardment Group which was part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 497th engaged in very heavy (B-29 Superfortress) bombardment operations against Japan and earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. Its aircraft were identified by a "A" and a square painted on the tail.
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  • 1945-01-27(xsd:date)
  • --01-01
  • --07-26
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  • 175(xsd:integer)
  • Square A
Type
  • Provisional Unit
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  • 497(xsd:integer)
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  • 497(xsd:integer)
  • Japan, 497th Bombardment Group
Caption
  • Crew of 869th Bombardment Squadron B-29 42-24598 "Waddy's Wagon" reenacting the nose art on their aircraft
Dates
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
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  • AF OUA
  • AF PUC
Unit Name
  • 497(xsd:integer)
Battles
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Motto
  • PARATI STAMUS – 'We Stand Ready'
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  • Twentieth Air Force Tail Marking
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  • The 497th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Pacific Air Forces to activate or inactivate as needed. The unit was first activated in the United States Army Air Forces as the 497th Bombardment Group which was part of Twentieth Air Force during World War II. The 497th engaged in very heavy (B-29 Superfortress) bombardment operations against Japan and earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. Its aircraft were identified by a "A" and a square painted on the tail. The unit was again active as the 497th Air Refueling Wing, which was an element of Strategic Air Command. It absorbed the personnel equipment, and mission of the 4108th Air Refueling Wing at Plattsburgh AFB, New York in January 1963 and was inactivated in September 1964. In 1985 the two units were consolidated into a single unit. The unit was converted to provisional status and assigned to Pacific Air Forces which activated it to control exercises at Paya Lebar Airfield, Singapore various times between 2000 and 2006.
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