page_title: 42nd Air Division
hierarchical_section_title: 42nd Air Division
caption_attribution_description: 1981
context_page_description: The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991.
context_section_description: The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991.
caption: B-52G as flown by division wings in the 1980s
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