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[[File:448th Bombardment Squadron - SAC - Emblem.png|thumb|200px|Emblem of the SAC 448th Bombardment Squadron]]

[[File:448th Bombardment Squadron - Emblem.png|thumb|200px|World War II Bombardment Squadron Emblem]]
The '''448th Missile Squadron''' ('''448 MS''') is an inactive squadron in the United States Air Force. It was most recently assigned to the [[321st Missile Wing]] based at [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]], [[North Dakota]]. It operated [[Minuteman III]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s.
The '''448th Missile Squadron''' ('''448 MS''') is an inactive squadron in the United States Air Force. It was most recently assigned to the [[321st Missile Wing]] based at [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]], [[North Dakota]]. It operated [[Minuteman III]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s.
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==History==
==History==

The 448th flew combat missions in the [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] from, 15 March 1943-25 April 1945. It conducted [[missile]] operations from, October 1966-September 1998.<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>
The 448th flew combat missions in the [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] from, 15 March 1943-25 April 1945. It conducted [[missile]] operations from, October 1966-September 1998.<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>

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===Operations<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===

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*[[World War II]]


===Lineage<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===
===Lineage<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===
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* Constituted 448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 Jun 1942
: Activated on 26 Jun 1942
: Inactivated on 12 Sep 1945
* Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 26 May 1947
: Activated in the reserve on 29 Jun 1947
: Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949
* Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 Nov 1953
: Activated on 15 Dec 1953
: Discontinued, and inactivated on 25 Oct 1961
* Redesignated 448th Strategic Missile Squadron and activated on 1 Jul 1961
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: Redesignated 448th Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991
: Inactivated on 30 Sep 1998


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===Assignments<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===
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*448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) (1942–1944)
* 321st Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942-12 Sep 1945; 29 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949
*448th Bombardment Squadron, Medium (1944–1947)
*448th Bombardment Squadron, Light (1947–1958)
* 321st Bombardment Wing, 15 Dec 1953-25 Oct 1961
* 321st Strategic (later Missile) Wing, 1 Jul 1961
*448th Bombardment Squadron, Medium (1958–1965)
*448th Strategic Missile Squadron (1965–1991)
* 321st Missile Group, 1 Jul 1994-30 Sep 1998
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*448th Missile Squadron (1991–Present)

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==Assignments<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>==

*[[321st Bombardment Group]] (1942–1945)
*[[Eleventh Air Force]] (1947)
*321st Bombardment Group (1947–1949)
*[[Tenth Air Force]] (1949)
*[[321st Bombardment Wing]] (1959–1961)
*[[Strategic Air Command]] (1965)
*[[321st Missile Wing]] (1965–1998)


==Bases stationed<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>==
===Bases stationed<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===
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*[[Barksdale Field]], [[Louisiana]] (1942)
* [[Barksdale Field]], [[Louisiana]], 26 June 1942
*Columbia Army Air Base, [[South Carolina]] (1942)
* [[Columbia Army Air Base]], [[South Carolina]], c. 1 August 1942
*[[Walterboro]], South Carolina (1942)
* [[Walterboro Army Airfield]], [[South Carolina]], September 1942
*DeRidder Army Air Base, Louisiana (1942–1943)
* [[DeRidder Army Airbase]], [[Louisiana]], c. 1 December 1942-21 January 1943
*[[Oujda Airfield]], [[French Morocco]] (1943)
* [[Ain M'lila Airfield]], [[Algeria]], 12 March 1943
* [[Ain M'lila Airfield]], [[Algeria]] (1943)
* [[Souk-el-Arba Airfield]], [[Tunisia]], c. 1 June 1943
* [[Souk-el-Arba Airfield]], [[Tunisia]] (1943)
* [[Soliman Airfield]], [[Tunisia]], 8 August 1943
* [[Soliman Airfield]], Tunisia (1943)
* [[Grottaglie Airfield]], [[Italy]], October 1943
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*[[Grottaglie]], [[Italy]] (1943)
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* [[Amendola Airfield]], [[Italy]], c. 20 November 1943
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* [[Amendola Airfield]], [[Italy]] (1943–1944)
* [[Vincenzo Airfield]], [[Italy]], 14 January 1944
* [[Vincenzo Airfield]], Italy (1944)
* [[Gaudo Airfield]], [[Italy]], February 1944
* [[Gaudo Airfield]], [[Italy]] (1944)
* [[Corsica]], 23 April 1944
* [[Falconara Airport|Falconara Airfield]], [[Italy]], 1 April 1945
*Solenzara, [[Corsica]] (1944–1945)
* [[Pomigliano Airfield]], [[Italy]], c. September-12 September 1945
*Falconara, Italy (1945)
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*[[Stout Army Air Field]], [[Indiana]] 29 June 1947-27 June 1949
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*[[Pomigliano Airfield]], [[Italy]] (1945)
* [[Pinecastle AFB]], [[Florida]], 15 Dec 1953-25 Oct 1961
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*[[Stout Army Air Field]], [[Indiana]] (1947–1949)
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* [[Grand Forks AFB]], [[North Dakota]], 1 Jul 1961-30 Sep 1998
*[[McCoy Air Force Base]], [[Florida]] (1959–1961)
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*[[Grand Forks Air Force Base]], [[North Dakota]] (1965–1998)
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==Weapon Systems Operated<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>==
===Weapon Systems Operated<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===

*[[B-25 Mitchell]] (1942–1945)
*[[B-25 Mitchell]] (1942–1945)
*[[AT-6 Texan]] (1947–1949)
*[[AT-6 Texan]] (1947–1949)
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*[[Minuteman II]] (1966–1972)
*[[Minuteman II]] (1966–1972)
*[[Minuteman III]] (1972–1998)
*[[Minuteman III]] (1972–1998)

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===Operations<ref name="AFHRA 448 MS Page"/>===
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*[[World War II]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=12009 USAF 448th Missile Squadron History]
*[http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=12009 USAF 448th Missile Squadron History]

==See also==
*[[446th Missile Squadron]]
*[[447th Missile Squadron]]


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Revision as of 18:08, 7 July 2010

448th Missile Squadron [1]
448th Missile Squadron Patch
Active26 June 1942 - 12 September 1945
15 March 1947 - 27 June 1949
1 February 1959 - 25 October 1961
2 August 1965 - 30 September 1998
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeICBM Operations
Motto(s)In Aquilae Cura
Under the Care of the Eagle
Decorations DUC
AFOUA
Emblem of the SAC 448th Bombardment Squadron
World War II Bombardment Squadron Emblem

The 448th Missile Squadron (448 MS) is an inactive squadron in the United States Air Force. It was most recently assigned to the 321st Missile Wing based at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. It operated Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.

History

The 448th flew combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations from, 15 March 1943-25 April 1945. It conducted missile operations from, October 1966-September 1998.[1]

Lineage[1]

  • Constituted 448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 Jun 1942
Activated on 26 Jun 1942
Inactivated on 12 Sep 1945
  • Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 26 May 1947
Activated in the reserve on 29 Jun 1947
Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949
  • Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 Nov 1953
Activated on 15 Dec 1953
Discontinued, and inactivated on 25 Oct 1961
  • Redesignated 448th Strategic Missile Squadron and activated on 1 Jul 1961
Redesignated 448th Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991
Inactivated on 30 Sep 1998

Assignments[1]

  • 321st Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942-12 Sep 1945; 29 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949
  • 321st Bombardment Wing, 15 Dec 1953-25 Oct 1961
  • 321st Strategic (later Missile) Wing, 1 Jul 1961
  • 321st Missile Group, 1 Jul 1994-30 Sep 1998

Bases stationed[1]

Weapon Systems Operated[1]

Operations[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g AFHRA 448 MS Page

Bibliography

External links

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