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829th Bombardment Squadron
829th Bombardment Squadron
	Emblem of the 829th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1943-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

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The 829th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 485th Bombardment Group stationed at Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas.

History

Activated as a B-24 Liberator squadron in late 1943. Trained under Second Air Force in Nebraska. Entered combat in May 1944 with Fifteenth Air Force and engaged primarily in flying long range missions to targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia, bombing marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives. Also carried out some support and interdiction operations. Struck bridges, harbors, and troop concentrations in August 1944 to aid the invasion of Southern France. Hit communications lines and other targets during March and April 1945 to support the advance of British Eighth Army in northern Italy.

Returned to the US in May 1945. Re-equipped and trained under Second Air Force with B-29 Superfortresses. Assigned to Strategic Air Command in March 1946. Inactivated in August 1946, equipment reassigned.

Lineage

Constituted 829th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943

Activated on 20 Sep 1943

Redesignated 828th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 5 Aug 1945

Inactivated on 4 Aug 1946

Assignments

485th Bombardment Group, 20 Sep 1943-4 Aug 1946

Stations

Fairmont Army Airfield, Nebraska, 20 Sep 1943-11 Mar 1944
Venosa Airfield, Italy, c. 30 Apr 1944-c. 9 May 1945
Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa, 24 Jul 1945
Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas, 8 Sep 1945-4 Aug 1946.

Aircraft

B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945
B-29 Superfortress, 1945-1946

References

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

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 ==History==
+Activated as a [[B-24 Liberator]] squadron in late 1943.  Trained under [[Second Air Force]] in Nebraska.   Entered combat in May 1944 with [[Fifteenth Air Force]] and engaged primarily in flying long range missions to targets in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]], and [[Yugoslavia]], bombing marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives.  Also carried out some support and interdiction operations. Struck bridges, harbors, and troop concentrations in August 1944 to aid the invasion of Southern France. Hit communications lines and other targets during March and April 1945 to support the advance of British Eighth Army in northern Italy.
+Returned to the US in May 1945. Re-equipped and trained under Second Air Force with [[B-29 Superfortress]]es.   Assigned to [[Strategic Air Command]] in March 1946.  Inactivated in August 1946, equipment reassigned.
 === Lineage===
+* Constituted '''829th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 14 Sep 1943
+: Activated on 20 Sep 1943
+: Redesignated '''828th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 5 Aug 1945
+: Inactivated on 4 Aug 1946
 ===Assignments===
+* [[485th Bombardment Group]], 20 Sep 1943-4 Aug 1946
 ===Stations===
+* [[Fairmont Army Airfield]], [[Nebraska]], 20 Sep 1943-11 Mar 1944
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+* [[Venosa Airfield]], [[Italy]], c. 30 Apr 1944-c. 9 May 1945
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+* [[Sioux City Army Air Base]], [[Iowa]], 24 Jul 1945
+* [[Smoky Hill Army Airfield]], [[Kansas]], 8 Sep 1945-4 Aug 1946.
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 ===Aircraft===
+* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943-1945
+* [[B-29 Superfortress]], 1945-1946
 == References==