Information and images related to Army Air Forces' 341st Bombardment Group during the assignment to the China-Burma-India Theater of WW II. These electronic pages are offered as a tribute to the gallant 341st veterans by their comrades, families and friends.

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The 308th Group supported Chinese ground forces; attacked airfields, coalyards, docks, oil refineries, and fuel dumps in French Indochina; mined rivers and ports; bombed shops and docks at Rangoon; attacked Japanese shipping in the East China Sea, Formosa Strait, South China Sea, and Gulf of Tonkin.

Consolidated B-24J-25-CO Liberator "Burma Queen" (308th BG 425th BS; #42-73253). In China, on one mission a bomber crew would "borrow" "Burma Queen" for a mission and were eventually forced... MORE

The 308th Bombardment Group (H) was established by Army Air Forces on 28 Jan 1942. However, it was not until the 15th of April that the unit was activated at Gowen Field, Idaho. On that same day uthorization for, and activation of, the 373rd, 374th, 375th and 425th Bomb Squadrons occurred, with all of them assigned to the 308th.

The 308th Group supported Chinese ground forces; attacked airfields, coalyards, docks, oil refineries, and fuel dumps in French Indochina; mined rivers and ports; bombed shops and docks at Rangoon; attacked Japanese shipping in the East China Sea, Formosa Strait, South China Sea, and Gulf of Tonkin.

The 374th Bombardment Squadron Heavy was constituted on 28 Jan 1942. The unit activated on 15 Apr 1942. The 374th was assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group throughout its WW II existence; inactivated on 6 Jan 1946.

The 308th Bombardment Group was a heavy bomber unit that was based in China from March 1943 until June 1945, from where it supported the Chinese and attacked the Japanese Empire from the west. The group was activated in April 1942, and initially trained with a mix of B-18 Bolos and B-24 Liberators.

2022年9月25日 · The 308th Group supported Chinese ground forces; attacked airfields, coalyards, docks, oil refineries, and fuel dumps in French Indochina; mined rivers and ports; bombed shops and docks at Rangoon; attacked Japanese shipping in the East China Sea, Formosa Strait, South China Sea, and Gulf of Tonkin.

Ferried overseas to China Burma India (CBI). Assigned to the 14th Air Force (14th AF), 308th Bombardment Group (308th BG), 425th Bombardment Squadron (425th BS). Nicknamed "Hot As Hell" in double quotes with the nose art of a nude seated woman holding a telephone on the right side of the nose.