475th Bombardment Squadron

The 475th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 335th Bombardment Group, stationed at Barksdale Army Airfield, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

475th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 475th Bombardment Squadron
Active1942-1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeBombardment

History

Established in 1942 as a B-26 Marauder Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.

Lineage
  • Constituted 475th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942
Activated on 17 July 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

Stations
  • Barksdale Field, Louisiana, 17 July 1942 – 1 May 1944.

Aircraft
  • B-26 Marauder, 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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