313th Bombardment Squadron

313th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1942-1943
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Bombardment

The 313th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 21st Bombardment Group, based at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 10 October 1943.

History

Established in January 1942 as B-25 Mitchell medium bomber Operational Training Unit for Third Air Force. Also flew antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. Became a B-26 Marauder OTU in June 1942, and 16 July-10 October 1943; replacement training unit, 15 May-15 July 1943.

Disbanded in October 1943 when B-26 training ended.

Lineage

Constituted 313th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 January 1942

Activated on 1 February 1942

Disbanded on 10 October 1943

Assignments

21st Bombardment Group, February 1942-10 October 1943.

Stations

Bowman Field, Kentucky, 1 February 1942
Jackson AAB, Mississippi, 8 February 1942
Columbia AAB, South Carolina, 24 April 1942
Key Field, Mississippi, 26 May 1942
Hattiesburg AAF, Mississippi, 8 June 1942
Key Field, Mississippi, 12 June 1942
MacDill Field, Florida, 26 June 1942 – 10 October 1943.

Aircraft

A-20 Havoc, 1942
B-18 Bolo, 1942
B-25 Mitchell, 1942
B-26 Marauder, 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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