482nd Attack Squadron

482d Bombardment Squadron
Active	1917-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 482d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 505th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Clark Field, Philippines on 10 June 1946.

History

Established in 1917 as the 70th Aero Squadron, was redesignated as the 482d Aero Squadron early in 1918 before being deployed to France. The squadron was a civil engineering organization at the Western Front constructing airfields and related facilities in Zone of Advance during 1918 until the Armistice on 11 November. Remained in France until early 1919 when returned to the United States and demobilized.

Reactivated in early 1944 as a Very Heavy bomber squadron and assigned to Second Air Force for B-29 Superfortress conversion training. Deployed to Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO), being assigned to XXI Bomber Command in the Northern Mariana Islands; assigned to North Field, Tinian.

Flew very long range strategic bombardment missions over the Japanese Home Islands, attacking military, industrial and transportation targets. Switched to night incendiary raids attacking major Japanese cities in the spring of 1945, causing massive destruction of urbanized areas. Continued strategic bombing raids and incendiary attacks until Japanese Capitulation in August 1945. Remained in the Mariana Islands until the spring of 1946, inactivated the Philippines in June.

Lineage

• Organized as 70th Aero Squadron on 15 Aug 1917

Redesignated 482d Aero Squadron on 1 Feb 1918

Demobilized on 8 Feb 1919

• Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 482d Bombardment Squadron which was constituted and allotted to the reserve on 31 Mar 1924

Activated, date unknown

Disbanded on 31 May 1942

• Reconstituted and consolidated (21 Apr 1944) with 482d Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) which was constituted on 28 Feb 1944

Activated on 11 Mar 1944

Inactivated on 30 Jun 1946

Assignments

• Unknown, 15 Aug 1947-Mar 1918
• Advance Section, Service of Supply, Mar 1918
• United States First Army, 23 Aug 1918
• United States Second Army, 28 Oct-Nov 1918
• unknown, Nov 1918-8 Feb 1919
• Seventh Corps Area, 1924-1942
• 505th Bombardment Group, 11 Mar 1944-30 Jun 1946

Stations

• Kelly Field, Texas, 15 Aug 1947
• Camp Morrison, Virginia, 1 Feb-4 Mar 1918
• Vinets-sur-Aube, France, 26 Mar 1918
• Longeaux, France, 15 Jul 1918
• Lay-St. Remy, France, c. 26 Aug 1918

Detachments operated from several points in Toul and Verdun sectors, 1-11 Sep 1918

Unit operated from Noviant-aux-Pres and Grosrouvres after 14 Sep 1918

• Saizerais, France, c. 10 Oct 1918

Unit operated from Noviant-aux-Pres and Grosrouvres to 13 Oct 1918

Detachments operated from Toul and Manonville, c. 5-c. 21 Nov 1918

• Colombey-les-Belles, France, 24 Nov 1918
• Brest, France, 16 Dec 1918-2 Jan 1919
• Washington, DC, unkn-8 Feb 1919
• Unknown. 1924-1942
• Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 11 Mar 1944
• Harvard Army Airfield, Nebraska, 12 Mar-6 Nov 1944
• North Field, Tinian, 24 Dec 1944-5 Mar 1946
• Clark Field, Luzon, 14 Mar-30 Jun 1946

Aircraft

• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944
• B-29 Superfortress, 1944-1946

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