656th Bombardment Squadron

656th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 656th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1953-1963
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 656th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 68th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 15 April 1963.

History

Established in January 1953 as a B-47 Stratojet medium bomber squadron; aircraft not received until April when squadron received first production block of B-47Es. Conducted routine deployments and training during the 1950s and early 1960s. Inactivated in 1963 with the phaseout of the B-47.

Lineage

• Constituted as the 656th Bombardment Squadron, Medium

And activated on 16 Jan 1953

Inactivated on 15 Apr 1963

• Consolidated on 15 September 1985 with the 456th Bombardment Squadron as the 556th Tactical Air Support Squadron^[1]

Assignments

• 68th Bombardment Wing, 16 Jan 1953-15 Apr 1963

Stations

• Lake Charles (later, Chennault) AFB

Aircraft

• B-47 Stratojet, 1953-1963

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

1. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 Sep 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons

• 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.