84th Bombardment Squadron

84th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 84th Bombardment Squadron
Active 1941-1962
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Role Tactical Bombardment

The 84th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing, stationed at RAF Sculthorpe, England. It was inactivated on 22 June 1962.

History

Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. Combat in MTO, 22 Jan 1943 – 30 Apr 1945. Cold War NATO tactical bombardment squadron. See 47th Operations Group for extended history.

Lineage

  • Constituted 84th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940
Activated on 15 Jan 1941
Re-designated 84th Bombardment Squadron (Tactical) on 1 Oct 1955
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 Jun 1962.

Assignments

Attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 17 Oct 1949
Attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Sep 1950

Stations

Aircraft

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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