467th Bombardment Squadron
467th Bombardment Squadron | |
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Active | 1942–1944 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Bombardment |
The 467th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 333d Bombardment Group, stationed at Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 April 1944.
History
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb group in July 1942. Assigned to Second Air Force as an operational training unit, providing replacement crew training for pilots and aircraws. Inactivated in 1944 with the phaseout of B-24 crew training.
Lineage
- Constituted 467th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 9 July 1942
- Activated on 15 July 1942
- Inactivated on 1 April 1944
Assignments
- 333d Bombardment Group, 15 July 1942-1 April 1944
Stations
- Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 15 July 1942
- Topeka Army Air Base, Kansas, c. 21 August 1942
- Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 22 February 1943-1 April 1944
Aircraft
- B-24 Liberator, 1942–1943
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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