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==History== |
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Established as a Northwest Air District Reconnaissance squadron at McChord Field in 1941. After the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, flew antisubmarine and defensive patrols over the Pacific northwest coast until February 1942; then reassigned to Louisiana flying antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Patrols over the Pacific from west coast, Dec 1941-Feb 1942 and 24 May-24 Jun 1942; combat in MTO, 28 Aug 1942-30 Jan 1944, and in CBI, 27 Apr 1944-21 May 1945. |
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Squadron re-equipped with modern B-25 Mitchell medium bombers in California during April 1942; deployed to Egypt to support British Forces in the Western Desert Campaign; assigned to IX Bomber Command. Ground echelon transported by ship around Cape of Good Hope to India; then transported to Cairo; Air Echelon flew transcontinental route to Morrison Field; Florida where aircraft fitted with long range auxiliary fuel ranks and departed via South Atlantic route to South America; performing transatlantic crossing to Liberia; across central Africa to Khartoum then north to Cairo where joined with ground echelon. |
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Engaged in desert warfare in Egypt; Libya and Tunisia, August 1942-June 1943, supporting British Eighth Army as they advanced into Tunisia, then participated in Invasion of Sicily and Italy; remaining in Mediterranean Theater of Operations until February 1944. |
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Reassigned to reinforce Tenth Air Force in China Burma India Theater during March 1944; moving across middle east to India. Provided tactical bombardment support to British forces in Burma until Japanese Capitulation in August 1945. Squadron demobilized in India during the fall of 1945, aircraft sent to reclamation or reassigned to friendly foreign air forces; unit inactivated as a paper unit in late January 1946. |
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* [[McChord Field]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], 15 Jan 1941 |
* [[McChord Field]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], 15 Jan 1941 |
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* [[Esler Army Airfield]], [[Louisiana]], 27 Feb-3 Jul 1942 |
* [[Esler Army Airfield]], [[Louisiana]], 27 Feb-3 Jul 1942 |
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: Operated from [[Stockton Army Airfield]], [[California]], 24 May-24 Jun 1942 |
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* Ismailia, Egypt, 14 Aug 1942 |
* Ismailia, Egypt, 14 Aug 1942 |
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* LG 88, Egypt, 29 Sep 1942 |
* LG 88, Egypt, 29 Sep 1942 |
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Revision as of 00:56, 18 May 2010
| 434th Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1940-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 434th Bombardment Squadronm is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 12th Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington. It was inactivated on 22 January 1946
History
Established as a Northwest Air District Reconnaissance squadron at McChord Field in 1941. After the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, flew antisubmarine and defensive patrols over the Pacific northwest coast until February 1942; then reassigned to Louisiana flying antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico.
Squadron re-equipped with modern B-25 Mitchell medium bombers in California during April 1942; deployed to Egypt to support British Forces in the Western Desert Campaign; assigned to IX Bomber Command. Ground echelon transported by ship around Cape of Good Hope to India; then transported to Cairo; Air Echelon flew transcontinental route to Morrison Field; Florida where aircraft fitted with long range auxiliary fuel ranks and departed via South Atlantic route to South America; performing transatlantic crossing to Liberia; across central Africa to Khartoum then north to Cairo where joined with ground echelon.
Engaged in desert warfare in Egypt; Libya and Tunisia, August 1942-June 1943, supporting British Eighth Army as they advanced into Tunisia, then participated in Invasion of Sicily and Italy; remaining in Mediterranean Theater of Operations until February 1944.
Reassigned to reinforce Tenth Air Force in China Burma India Theater during March 1944; moving across middle east to India. Provided tactical bombardment support to British forces in Burma until Japanese Capitulation in August 1945. Squadron demobilized in India during the fall of 1945, aircraft sent to reclamation or reassigned to friendly foreign air forces; unit inactivated as a paper unit in late January 1946.
Lineage
- Constituted 19th Reconnaissance Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940
- Activated on 15 Jan 1941
- Redesignated: 94th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 14 Aug 1941
- Redesignated: 94th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 30 Dec 1941
- Redesignated: 434th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942
- Inactivated on 22 Jan 1946.
Assignments
- 12th Bombardment Group: attached 15 Jan 1941; assigned 14 Aug 1941-22 Jan 1946.
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-18 Bolo, 1941-1942
- B-23 Dragon, 1941-1942
- B-25 Mitchell, 1942-1945
- A-26 Invader, 1945
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency