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Warner Robins Air Service Command (WRASC) Also used by Third Air Force (1941-1942) Joint use USAAF/Civil Airfield Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942–1943) Now: Daniel Field (IATA: DNL, ICAO: KDNL, FAA LID: DNL) Macon Army Air Base, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) east of Macon; 37th Air Depot Group 469th Army Air Force Base Unit
The airfield ended its training mission and was assigned to Air Technical Service Command, becoming a sub-base of Statesboro AAF on 31 December 1944. On 5 January 1945, the airfield was turned over to the United States Navy and remained under its control until 1962. It was listed as Harris Neck OLF and as a sub-base of Glynco NAS in Brunswick ...
Its last assignment was with the 93rd Air Control Wing, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The unit was inactivated on 1 October 2002. During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 93rd Bombardment Group was the first VIII Bomber Command Consolidated B-24 Liberator group to bomb targets in Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany.
Namesake: Major Horace Seaver Carswell Jr. 8th Air Force 1948–1955 7th Bomb Wing 1948–1991 19th Air Division 1951–1988 7th Wing 1991–1992; 11th Bomb Wing 1951–1957; 43d Bomb Wing 1960–1964; 4123d Strategic Wing 1957–1959
It was the first VIII Bomber Command B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group to begin bombing Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany from RAF Alconbury, England on 9 October 1942. Active for over 60 years, the 93d Bombardment Wing was a component organization of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force during the Cold War, as a strategic bombardment wing.
However, at least two Marietta-built B-29s have survived the years. One is on display at the Georgia Veterans State Park near Cordele (B-29A-15-BN, AAF Ser. No. 42-93967) and the other (B-29B-55-BA, AAF Ser. No. 44-84053) is located at Robins Air Force Base's Museum of Flight in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Bomber Command is an organisational military unit, generally subordinate to the air force of a country.The best known were in Britain and the United States.A Bomber Command is generally used for strategic bombing (although at times, e.g. during the Normandy Landings, may be used for tactical bombing), and is composed of bombers (i.e. planes used to bomb targets).
Hunter AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) Second Air Force. Two major SAC medium bombardment wings were assigned to Hunter during the 1950s. Both came under the 38th Air Division which was also headquartered at Hunter. 2nd Bombardment Wing, 22 September 1950 – 1 April 1963