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== History==
== History==
Emblem: On and over a blue disc edged in gold a falcon affronte in red, white, and black, outlined in yellow, with wings displayed and carrying a yellow aerial bomb. (Approved 7 Feb 1942)

=== Lineage===
=== Lineage===
* Constituted '''44th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 22 Nov 1940
*
: Activated on 1 Apr 1941
: Redesignated: '''44th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 7 May 1942
: Redesignated: '''44th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 20 Nov 1943
: Inactivated on 1 Oct 1946
* Redesignated '''44th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on g May 1952
: Activated on 28 May 1952
: Inactivated on 1 Sep 1964
===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* [[40th Bombardment Group]], 1 Apr 1941-1 Oct 1946
*
* [[40th Bombardment Wing]], 28 May 1952-1 Sep 1964


===Stations===
===Stations===
* [[Ramey AFB|Borinquen Field]], [[Puerto Rico]], 1 Apr 1941
*
* [[Howard Field]], [[Canal Zone]], 16 Jun 1942
* [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City AB]], [[Guatemala]], 6 Jul 1942
* [[Howard Field]], [[Canal Zone]], C. 4-15 Jun 1943
* [[Pratt Army Airfield|Pratt AAF]], [[Kansas]], 1 Jul 1943-12 Mar 1944
* Chakulia, [[India]], c. 11 Apr 1944-Apr 1945
* [[Tinian International Airport|West Field]], [[Tinian]], Apr-7 Nov 1945
* [[March Field]], [[California]], 27 Nov 1945
* [[Davis-Monthan Field]], [[Arizona]], c. 13 May-1 Oct 1946
* [[Smoky Hill AFB]], [[Kansas]], 28 May 1952
* [[Forbes AFB]], [[Kansas]], 20 Jun 1960-1 Sep 1964


===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* [[B-18 Bolo]], 1941-1942
*
* [[B-17 Flying Fortress]], 1942-1944
* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1942-1943
* [[B-26 Marauder]], 1943-1944
* [[B-29|YB-29 Superfortress]], 1943-1944
* [[B-29 Superfortress]], 1944-1946; 1953-1954
* [[B-47 Stratojet]], 1954-1964


=== Operational History ===
=== Operational History ===
Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-May 1943.

Combat in CBI, 5 Jun 1944-29 Mar 1945, and Western Pacific, 5 May-14 Aug 1945.




Revision as of 19:05, 3 March 2009

44th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 44th Bombardment Squadron
Active1941-1964
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleBombardment

The 44th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 40th Bombardment Wing, based at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964.

History

Emblem: On and over a blue disc edged in gold a falcon affronte in red, white, and black, outlined in yellow, with wings displayed and carrying a yellow aerial bomb. (Approved 7 Feb 1942)

Lineage

  • Constituted 44th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Nov 1940
Activated on 1 Apr 1941
Redesignated: 44th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 7 May 1942
Redesignated: 44th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 20 Nov 1943
Inactivated on 1 Oct 1946
  • Redesignated 44th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on g May 1952
Activated on 28 May 1952
Inactivated on 1 Sep 1964

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

Operational History

Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-May 1943.

Combat in CBI, 5 Jun 1944-29 Mar 1945, and Western Pacific, 5 May-14 Aug 1945.


References

Public Domain 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.

External links

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