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The '''69th Bombardment Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. It was last assigned to the [[42d Air Base Wing|42d Bombardment Group]], based at [[Osaka International Airport|Itami Air Base]], [[Japan]]. It was inactivated on 10 May 1946.
The '''69th Bombardment Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. It was last assigned to the [[42d Air Base Wing|42d Bombardment Group]], based at [[Loring AFB|Limestone AFB]], [[Maine]]. It was inactivated on 1 Sep 1991.


==History==
==History==
=== Lineage===
=== Lineage===
* Constituted '''69th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 20 Nov 1940
*
: Activated on 15 Jan 1941
: Inactivated on 10 May 1946
* Redesignated '''69th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 19 Feb 1953
: Activated on 25 Feb 1953.
: Inactivated on 1 Sep 1991


===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* 38th Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941
*
* 42d Bombardment Group, 26 Feb 1943-10 May 1946
* 42d Bombardment Wing, 25 Feb 1953-1 Sep 1991


===Stations===
===Stations===
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* Langley Field, Va, 15 Jan 1941
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* Jackson AAB, Miss, c. 5 Jun 1941-19 Jan 1942

* Doomben Field, Australia, 25 Feb 1942 (air echelon remained in US until 22 May 1942)
* Ballarat, Australia, 8 Mar 1942
* Amberley Field, Australia, 30 Apr 1942
* New Caledonia, 20 May 1942 (air echelon at Hickam Field, TH, 22 May-c. 18 Jun 1942 )
* New Hebrides, 7 Dec 1942
* Guadalcanal, 9 Feb 1943
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* New Caledonia, Jul 1943 (operated from Guadalcanal, Jul-20 Oct 1943)
* Russell Islands, 10 Nov 1943
* Stirling Island, 19 Feb 1944
* Hollandia, New Guinea, 23 Aug 1944
* Sansapor, New Guinea, 14 Sep 1944 (operated from Morotai, 23 Feb-c. 22 Mar 1945)
* Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 12 Mar 1945
* Itami, Japan, 31. Jan-10 May 1946
* Limestone (later Loring) AFB, Maine, 25 Feb-1 Sep 1991
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===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* B-18, 1941
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* B-26, 1941-1943
* B-25, 1942-1946
* A-26, 1946.
* B-36, 1953-1956
* [[B-52 Stratofortress]]
: B-52C, 1956; B-52D, 1957-1959; B-52G, 1959-1994


===Operational History===
===Operational History===
Sea-search missions, Jun-Dec 1942; combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 1 Jan 1943-21 Jul 1944, 5 Sep 1944-14 Aug 1945. Strategic Air Command worldwide strategic bombardment training, 1953-1991



==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:10, 6 January 2009

69th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 69th Bombardment Squadron
Active1940-1953
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleBombardment
Part ofStrategic Air Command

The 69th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 42d Bombardment Group, based at Limestone AFB, Maine. It was inactivated on 1 Sep 1991.

History

Lineage

  • Constituted 69th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940
Activated on 15 Jan 1941
Inactivated on 10 May 1946
  • Redesignated 69th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Feb 1953
Activated on 25 Feb 1953.
Inactivated on 1 Sep 1991

Assignments

  • 38th Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941
  • 42d Bombardment Group, 26 Feb 1943-10 May 1946
  • 42d Bombardment Wing, 25 Feb 1953-1 Sep 1991

Stations

Aircraft

B-52C, 1956; B-52D, 1957-1959; B-52G, 1959-1994

Operational History

Sea-search missions, Jun-Dec 1942; combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 1 Jan 1943-21 Jul 1944, 5 Sep 1944-14 Aug 1945. Strategic Air Command worldwide strategic bombardment training, 1953-1991

See also

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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