45th Bombardment Squadron

45th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 45th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1941-1964
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bombardment

The 45th 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

Lineage

• Constituted 45th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Nov 1940

Activated on 1 Apr 1941

Redesignated: 45th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 7 May 1942

Redesignated: 45th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)' on 20 Nov 1943

Inactivated on 1 Oct 1946

Redesignated: '45th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 May 1952

Activated on 28 May 1952

Inactivated on 1 Sep 1964

Assignments

• 40th Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1941-1 Oct 1946
• 40th Bombardment Wing, 28 May 1952-1 Sep 1964

Stations

• Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 Apr 1941
• France Field, Canal Zone, 17 Jun 1942
• David Airfield, Panama, 13 Nov 1942
• Seymour Airfield, Galapagos Islands, 18 Feb 1943
• Howard Field, Canal Zone, C. 22 May-15 Jun 1943
• Pratt AAF, Kansas, 1 Jul 1943-12 Mar 1944
• Chakulia, India, c. 11 Apr 1944-Apr 1945
• 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

• B-18 Bolo, 1941-1942
• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942-1944
• B-24 Liberator, 1942-1943
• B-26 Marauder, 1943-1944
• YB-29 Superfortress, 1943-1944
• B-29 Superfortress, 1944-1946; 1953-1954
• B-47 Stratojet, 1954-1964

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

 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.