864th Bombardment Squadron

864th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1943-1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 864th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 494th Bombardment Wing, based at Sheppard AFB, Texas. It was inactivated on 2 Apr 1966.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 864th Bombard¬ment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943

Activated on 1 Dec 1943

Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946

• Redesignated as: 864th Strategic Missile Squadron on 7 Jan 1958

Activated on 15 Jan 1958

Redesignated as: 864th Technical Training Squadron on 15 Apr 1959

Discontinued on i Jun 1960

• Redesignated as: 864th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 15 Nov 1962

Organized on 1 Feb 1963

Inactivated on 2 Apr 1966.

Assignments

• 494th Bombardment Group, 1 Dec 1943-4 Jan 1946
• 1st Missile Division, 15 Jan 1958
• 704th Strategic Missile Wing, 23 Feb 1958

Attached to 1st Missile Division, 1 Nov 1958

• 1st Missile Division, 1 Jul 1959
• Department of the Air Force, 1 Jun 1960
• Strategic Air Command, 15 Nov 1962
• 494th Bombardment Wing, 1 Feb 1963-2 Apr 1966

Stations

• Wendover Field, Utah, 1 Dec 1943 - 15 Apr 1944
• Mountain Home AAFld, Idaho, 14 Apr 1944 - 15 June 1944
• Barking Sands, Hawaii (Territory), 15 Jun 1944 - 30 Sep 1944
• Angaur Airstrip, Angaur, Palau Islands, 30 Sep 1944 - 24 Jun 1945
• Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, 24 Jun 1945 - 13 Dec 1945
• Redstone Arsenal. Huntsville, Alabama, 15 Jan 1958-1 Jun 1960
• Sheppard AFB, Texas, 1 Feb 1963 - 1 Apr 1966

Aircraft

• B-25 Mitchell, 1944-1945
• [{B-52 Stratofortress]], 1963-1966

Operational history

Combat in Western and Southwest Pacific, 22 Nov 1944-12 Aug 1945. Trained with personnel from the Italian Air Force in preparation for overseas deployment with Jupiter missiles, 1959-1960. B-52 Bombardment Squadron, 1963-1966

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.