7th Bomb Wing
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
7th Bomb Wing
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The 7th Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
The 7th is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bombardment wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
Its origins date to the 1918 establishment of the 1st Army Observation Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the United States Army before World War II.
The 7th Operations Group carries the lineage and history of its highly decorated World War II predecessor unit. It operated initially in the Philippines as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force but after the fall of the Philippines in early 1942, operated primarily with the Tenth Air Force in India as a B-24 Liberator unit. Active for over 60 years, the 7th Bomb Wing was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's heavy bomber deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
Image made at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Your finished photograph will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.
Image copyright 2022 Jon Burch Photography.
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May 29th, 2022
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