505th Bombardment Group, (B-29, B-29A, 1944–1946) Activated, March 1944 XXI BC; 313th Bombardment Wing Circle W Tail Code; North Field, Tinian 482d Bombardment Squadron 483d Bombardment Squadron 484th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in June 1946 509th Composite Group, (B-29, 1944; Silverplate B-29, 1945–1947) Activated, December 1944 XXI BC; 315th Bombardment Wing Various Tail Codes; North Field, Tinian 393d Bombardment Squadron Redesignated: 509th Bombardment Group, July 1946 Became part of Strategic Air Command; assigned to 509th Bombardment Wing in November 1947. Combat Reconnaissance Squadrons 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, (F-13A, 1944–1947) 3d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, (F-13A, 1944–1947) Non-Combat Groups Army Air Forces groups which were assigned to Second Air Force for conversion B-29 training during the summer of 1945. These groups were returned to the United States from the European Theater of Operations (ETO) after the German Capitulation in May 1945, and were programmed to redeploy to the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) after their training was completed. However, the Japanese Capitulation and the end of combat in the PTO led to their inactivation after August 1945. 98th Bombardment Group Reassigned from Twelfth Air Force (MTO) Redesignated Very Heavy BG, July 1945 343d Bombardment Squadron 344th Bombardment Squadron 345th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in November 1945 450th Bombardment Group Reassigned from Fifteenth Air Force (MTO) Redesignated Very Heavy BG, July 1945 720th Bombardment Squadron 721st Bombardment Squadron 722d Bombardment Squadron 723d Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in October 1945 466th Bombardment Group Reassigned from Eighth Air Force (ETO) Redesignated Very Heavy BG, August 1945 784th Bombardment Squadron 785th Bombardment Squadron 786th Bombardment Squadron 787th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in October 1945 489th Bombardment Group Reassigned from Eighth Air Force (ETO) Redesignated Very Heavy BG, March 1945 844th Bombardment Squadron 845th Bombardment Squadron 846th Bombardment Squadron 847th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in October 1945 472d Bombardment Group (2d AF Operational Training Unit)* Activated in September 1943 808th Bombardment Squadron 809th Bombardment Squadron 810th Bombardment Squadron 811th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in April 1944 32d Composite Wing* (Twentieth Air Force) Activated in August 1948 (RB-29, 1948–1949) 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Inactivated in April 1949 5th Bombardment (later Reconnaissance) Group (Thirteenth Air Force)* Redesignated Very Heavy BG, Apr 1946 (B-29) Redesignated Reconnaissance Group, Mar 1947 (F-13A, later RB-29) 5th Reconnaissance Squadron 23d Bombardment (later Reconnaissance) Squadron 31st Bombardment (later Reconnaissance) Squadron 38th Reconnaissance Squadron 338th Reconnaissance Squadron 394th Bombardment Squadron Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, May 1949 Assigned to: 5th Strategic Reconnaissance