The 4th Bombardment Wing moved to England in June 1943 and as a part of Eighth Air Force began bombing operations against German occupied Europe.

In 1944, some subordinate units attacked coastline defenses and marshalling yards in preparation for the Allied invasion of France.

Some units supported ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 – January 1945) and the assault across the Rhine (March 1945 – April 1945).

It participated in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and trained in electronic countermeasures and conducted combat operations in Southeast Asia in the late 1960s.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency