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| |unit_name= 464th Bombardment Squadron | |unit_name= 464th Bombardment Squadron | ||
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| |dates= 1942-1946 | |dates= 1942-1946 | ||
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| === Lineage=== | === Lineage=== | ||
| * Constituted '''464th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 1 |
* Constituted '''464th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 1 July 1942 | ||
| : Activated on 6 |
: Activated on 6 July 1942 | ||
| : Inactivated on 1 |
: Inactivated on 1 April 1944 | ||
| * Redesignated '''464th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 4 |
* Redesignated '''464th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 4 August 1944 | ||
| : Activated on 19 |
: Activated on 19 September 1944 | ||
| : Inactivated on 4 |
: Inactivated on 4 January 1946. | ||
| ===Assignments=== | ===Assignments=== | ||
| * ], 6 |
* ], 6 July 1942-1 April 1944 | ||
| * ], 19 |
* ], 19 September 1944-4 January 1946. | ||
| ===Stations=== | ===Stations=== | ||
| * ], ], 6 |
* ], ], 6 July 1942 | ||
| * ], ], 15 |
* ], ], 15 September 1942-1 April 1944. | ||
| * ], ], 19 |
* ], ], 19 September 1944 | ||
| * ], ], 11 |
* ], ], 11 December 1944-1 August 1945 | ||
| * ], 8 |
* ], 8 September 1945 (ground echelon only; air echelon remained in US until inactivation) | ||
| * ], c. Oct-15 |
* ], c. Oct-15 December 1945 (ground echelon only) | ||
| * Camp Anza, ], 28 |
* Camp Anza, ], 28 December 1945-4 January 1946. | ||
| ===Aircraft=== | ===Aircraft=== | ||
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| 464th Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1942-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 464th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 382d Bombardment Group stationed at Camp Anza, California. It was inactivated on 4 January 1946.
History
Activated in mid 1942 as heavy bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU), later becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for deployed combat units, assigned to II Bomber Command. Inactivated in April 1944 when heavy bomber training ended.
Redgesignated as a B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment Squadron in August 1944; trained under under Second Air Force. Training considerably delayed due to equipment shortages, received B-29 aircraft in Kansas in late spring 1945. Ground echelon deployed to Northern Mariana Islands by ship in early August 1945; air echelon remained at last training base in Kansas after Japanese Capitulation. Ground echelon remained in Marianas supporting other units aircraft and demoblization; air echelon demobilized with new B-29 aircraft remaining in Kansas, eventually being assigned to postwar units. Entire unit inactivated by December 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted 464th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 1 July 1942
- Activated on 6 July 1942
- Inactivated on 1 April 1944
- Redesignated 464th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 4 August 1944
- Activated on 19 September 1944
- Inactivated on 4 January 1946.
Assignments
- 331st Bombardment Group, 6 July 1942-1 April 1944
- 382d Bombardment Group, 19 September 1944-4 January 1946.
Stations
- Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 6 July 1942
- Casper Army Air Field, Wyoming, 15 September 1942-1 April 1944.
- Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 19 September 1944
- Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas, 11 December 1944-1 August 1945
- Guam, 8 September 1945 (ground echelon only; air echelon remained in US until inactivation)
- Tinian, c. Oct-15 December 1945 (ground echelon only)
- Camp Anza, California, 28 December 1945-4 January 1946.
Aircraft
- Combination of B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and B-25 Mitchell used for training , 1944-1945
- B-29 Superfortress, Received in late spring, 1945.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
External links
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