657th Bombardment Squadron

657th Bombardment Squadron
Active 1959-1962
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Bombardment

The 657st 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 1 January 1962.

History

The squadron was activated in 1958 as a result of Strategic Air Command phasing out the B-47, and additional squadrons were activated as part of the consolation of Stratojet wings, and the replacement of the B-47 by B-52 Stratofortresses. In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy directed that the phaseout of the B-47 be accelerated. and the squadron was inactivated on 1 January 1962 as part of the drawdown of the USAF B-47 force.

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 657th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 20 August 1958
Activated on 1 December 1958
Inactivated on 1 January 1962

Assignments

Stations

  • Lake Charles (later, Chennault) AFB

Aircraft

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
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