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The '''763d Bombardment Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. Its last was assigned to the [[460th Bombardment Group]], stationed at [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]]. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945. |
The '''763d Bombardment Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. Its last was assigned to the [[460th Bombardment Group]], stationed at [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]]. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945. |
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==History== |
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Activated as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron in mid 1943; trained under Second Air Force. Became part of Air University Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics flying training missions over Southeastern United States until Jan 1944. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in Jan 1944, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force; flew combat missions over Southern Europe, France; Germany; Austria and Balkans until German Capitulation in May 1945. |
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Attached to Air Transport Command in June 1945; used B-24s as transports flying personnel over South Atlantic Transport Route from Dakar, French West Africa to Natal, Brazil then via Trinidad to Florida. Squadron inactivated in place in Brazil during September 1945. |
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=== Lineage=== |
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* Constituted '''763d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 19 May 1943 |
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: Activated on 1 Jul 1943 |
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: Inactivated on 26 Sep 1945 |
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===Assignments=== |
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* [[460th Bombardment Group]], 1 Jul 1943-26 Sep 1945 |
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: Attached to [[Air Transport Command]], 15 Jun-26 Sep 1945 |
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===Stations=== |
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* [[Alamogordo Army Air Field]], [[New Mexico]], 1 Jul 1943 |
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* [[Kearns Center]], [[Utah]], 31 Aug 1943 |
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* [[Chatham Army Airfield]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 29 Oct 1943-3 Jan 1944 |
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* [[Spinazzola Airfield]], [[Italy]], c. 11 Feb 1944-6 Jun 1945 |
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* [[Waller Field]], [[Trinidad]], 15 Jun 1945 |
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* [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]], 30 Jun-26 Sep 1945 |
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===Aircraft=== |
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* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943-1945 |
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== References== |
== References== |
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Revision as of 12:04, 18 May 2010
| 763d Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1943-1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 763d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 460th Bombardment Group, stationed at Natal Airport, Brazil. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.
History
Activated as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron in mid 1943; trained under Second Air Force. Became part of Air University Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics flying training missions over Southeastern United States until Jan 1944. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in Jan 1944, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force; flew combat missions over Southern Europe, France; Germany; Austria and Balkans until German Capitulation in May 1945.
Attached to Air Transport Command in June 1945; used B-24s as transports flying personnel over South Atlantic Transport Route from Dakar, French West Africa to Natal, Brazil then via Trinidad to Florida. Squadron inactivated in place in Brazil during September 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted 763d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
- Activated on 1 Jul 1943
- Inactivated on 26 Sep 1945
Assignments
- 460th Bombardment Group, 1 Jul 1943-26 Sep 1945
- Attached to Air Transport Command, 15 Jun-26 Sep 1945
Stations
- Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 Jul 1943
- Kearns Center, Utah, 31 Aug 1943
- Chatham Army Airfield, Georgia, 29 Oct 1943-3 Jan 1944
- Spinazzola Airfield, Italy, c. 11 Feb 1944-6 Jun 1945
- Waller Field, Trinidad, 15 Jun 1945
- Natal Airport, Brazil, 30 Jun-26 Sep 1945
Aircraft
- B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945
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