305th Air Division
The 305th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Command, assigned to Fourth Air Force at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, where it was inactivated on 27 June 1949.
| 305th Air Division | |
|---|---|
P-51 Mustang of the 31st Fighter Group | |
| Active | 1943–1945; 1947–1949 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of bombardment units |
| Motto(s) | Aquilia Non Capit Muscas (Latin for 'The Eagle Does Not Hunt Flies') |
| Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
| Commanders | |
| Lt Col Earl J. Nesbitt | 2 January 1944 |
| Lt Col Julian M. Bleyer | 14 January 1944 – April 1944 |
| Col William R. Morgan | 13 June – 9 September 1945 |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with Unofficial 305th Bombardment Wing emblem | |
The division was first activated in December 1943 as the 305th Bombardment Wing, although it was used to man other organizations and had no combat units assigned until a month after VE Day when it absorbed the assets of a provisional fighter wing, and the units of another fighter wing, but no bombardment units. When the surrender of Japan occurred, the unit no longer anticipated a transfer to the Pacific and was inactivated in September 1945. It was activated in the reserves in 1947.
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