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470th Bombardment Squadron

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Active
  
1942-1944

Type
  
Bombardment

Country
  
United States

470th Bombardment Squadron

Branch
  
United States Air Force

The 470th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

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History

Established in 1942 as a B-25 Mitchell Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.

Lineage

  • Constituted 470th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942
    • Activated on 16 July 1942 Disbanded on 1 May 1944

    Assignments

  • 334th Bombardment Group, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

    • Stations

  • Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944.

    • Aircraft

  • B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

    • References

    470th Bombardment Squadron Wikipedia
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