464th Bombardment Squadron
| 464th Bombardment Squadron | |
|---|---|
| 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 Second Air Force. Training considerably delayed due to equipment shortages, received B-29 aircraft in Salina, 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 demobilization; 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 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.