426th Bombardment Squadron

The 426th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 309th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 1 May 1944.

History

Established as a B-25 Mitchell medium bombardment squadron in early 1942; trained under Third Air Force. Assigned to Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina as first an Operational Training Unit (OTU) for newly formed squadrons, then in 1943 becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for pilots and aircrew on the B-25 prior to the personnel being assigned overseas to combat units. Inactivated on 1 May 1944 with the phaseout of B-25 training.

Lineage

• Constituted 37th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 28 Jan 1942

Activated on 15 Mar 1942

Redesignated 426th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

• 309th Bombardment Group, 15 March 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

• Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 15 March 1942
• Jackson Army Air Base, Mississippi, 15 March 1942
• Key Field, Mississippi, 29 April 1942;
• Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, 15 May 1942 – 1 May 1944

Aircraft

• B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

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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