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==History==
==History==
=== Lineage===
=== Lineage===
* Organized as '''18th Aero Squadron''' on 20 Aug 1917
*
: Redesignated '''Squadron B, Rockwell Field, Calif''', on 23 Jul 1918
: Demobilized on 23 Nov 1918
* Reconstituted and consolidated (17 Mar 1925) with 18th Squadron which was authorized on 30 Aug 1918
: Organized on 1 Oct 1921
: Inactivated on 23 Jul 1922
* Redesignated '''18th Observation Squadron''' on 25 Jan 1923
: Disbanded on 18 Feb 1925
* Reconstituted and consolidated (17 Mar 1925) with Headquarters Detachment, Bolling Field, DC, which was organized on 11 Jul 1922
: Redesignated: '''Headquarters Squadron, Bolling Field, DC''', on 6 Oct 1924
: Redesignated: '''18th Headquarters Squadron''' on 17 Mar 1925
: Inactivated on 31 Mar 1928
: Disbanded on 1 Oct 1933
* Reconstituted and consolidated (1964) with 18th Observation Squadron (Long Range, Light Bombardment) which was constituted on 1 Mar 1935
: Redesignated: '''18th Reconnaissance Squadron''', and activated, on 1 Sep 1936
: Redesignated: '''18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range)''' on 6 Dec 1939
: Redesignated: '''18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium)''' on 20 Nov 1940
: Redesignated: '''408th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 22 Apr 1942
: Redesignated: '''408th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 3 Feb 1944
: Inactivated on 29 Apr 1946
* Redesignated '''408th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 6 Oct 1958
: Activated on 1 Jan 1959
: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1962.


===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* Ninth Corps Area, 1 Oct 1921-23 Jul 1922
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* District of Washington, 11 Jul 1922
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* Third Corps Area, Oct 1927-31 Mar 1928
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* 2nd Wing attached to 9th Bombardment Group, 1 Sep 1936
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* 22nd Bombardment Group, attached c. Sep 1940, and assigned 25 Feb 1942-29 Apr 1946
* 22nd Bombardment Wing, 1 Jan 1959 Jan 1959.


===Stations===
===Stations===
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* Rockwell Field, Calif, 20 Aug 1917--23 Nov 1918; 1 Oct 1921- 23 Jul 1922
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* Bolling Field, DC, 11 Jul 1922 - 31 Mar 1928
* Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Sep 1936
* Langley Field, Va, 15 Nov 1940
* Muroc, Calif, 9 Dec 1941-29 Jan 1942
* Brisbane, Australia, 25 Feb 1942
* Townsville, Australia, 7 Apr 1942
* Ried River, Australia, 12 Apr 1942
* Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Oct 1943
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* Nadzab, New Guinea, 22 Dec 1943
* Owi, Schouten Islands, 26 Jul 1944
* Leyte, c. 9 Nov 1944
* Angaur, c. 1 Dec 1944
* Samar, 14 Jan 1945
* Clark Field, Luzon, 13 Mar 1945
* Okinawa, c. 21 Aug 1945
* Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 23 Nov 1945-29 Apr 1946
* March AFB, Calif, 1 Jan 1959-1 Jan 1962.
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===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* Apparently included JN-4, JN-6, and S-4, during period I.917-1918
*
* Unknown, 1921-1922
* In addition to DH-4, M-1,O-2, PW-9, and P-1, evidently included 0-1 during period 1922-1928
* In addition to B-10, 1936-1937, and B-18, 1937-1941
* Included A-17, C-8, OA-4, and OA-8, during period 1936-1940
* B-25, 1941
* B-26, 1941-1943
* B-24, 1943-1944;1944-1945
* B-47, 1959-1961.

===Operations History===
===Operations History===
Flying training unit, 1917-1918. Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942; combat in Southwest and Western Pacific 21 Apr 1942-9 Jan 1943; 7 Oct 1943-30 Jul 1945. Not manned, 23 Nov 1945-29 Apr 1946.


== References==
== References==

Revision as of 02:17, 5 January 2009

408th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 408th Bombardment Squadron (World War II)
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California. It was inactivated on 1 Jan 1962.

History

Lineage

  • Organized as 18th Aero Squadron on 20 Aug 1917
Redesignated Squadron B, Rockwell Field, Calif, on 23 Jul 1918
Demobilized on 23 Nov 1918
  • Reconstituted and consolidated (17 Mar 1925) with 18th Squadron which was authorized on 30 Aug 1918
Organized on 1 Oct 1921
Inactivated on 23 Jul 1922
  • Redesignated 18th Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923
Disbanded on 18 Feb 1925
  • Reconstituted and consolidated (17 Mar 1925) with Headquarters Detachment, Bolling Field, DC, which was organized on 11 Jul 1922
Redesignated: Headquarters Squadron, Bolling Field, DC, on 6 Oct 1924
Redesignated: 18th Headquarters Squadron on 17 Mar 1925
Inactivated on 31 Mar 1928
Disbanded on 1 Oct 1933
  • Reconstituted and consolidated (1964) with 18th Observation Squadron (Long Range, Light Bombardment) which was constituted on 1 Mar 1935
Redesignated: 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, and activated, on 1 Sep 1936
Redesignated: 18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium Range) on 6 Dec 1939
Redesignated: 18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940
Redesignated: 408th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942
Redesignated: 408th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 3 Feb 1944
Inactivated on 29 Apr 1946
  • Redesignated 408th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 Oct 1958
Activated on 1 Jan 1959
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1962.

Assignments

  • Ninth Corps Area, 1 Oct 1921-23 Jul 1922
  • District of Washington, 11 Jul 1922
  • Third Corps Area, Oct 1927-31 Mar 1928
  • 2nd Wing attached to 9th Bombardment Group, 1 Sep 1936
  • 22nd Bombardment Group, attached c. Sep 1940, and assigned 25 Feb 1942-29 Apr 1946
  • 22nd Bombardment Wing, 1 Jan 1959 Jan 1959.

Stations

Aircraft

  • Apparently included JN-4, JN-6, and S-4, during period I.917-1918
  • Unknown, 1921-1922
  • In addition to DH-4, M-1,O-2, PW-9, and P-1, evidently included 0-1 during period 1922-1928
  • In addition to B-10, 1936-1937, and B-18, 1937-1941
  • Included A-17, C-8, OA-4, and OA-8, during period 1936-1940
  • B-25, 1941
  • B-26, 1941-1943
  • B-24, 1943-1944;1944-1945
  • B-47, 1959-1961.

Operations History

Flying training unit, 1917-1918. Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942; combat in Southwest and Western Pacific 21 Apr 1942-9 Jan 1943; 7 Oct 1943-30 Jul 1945. Not manned, 23 Nov 1945-29 Apr 1946.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975

External links

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