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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 Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron''' is a provisional [[United States Air Force]] unit. It was last known to be assigned to the [[363d Air Expeditionary Operations Group]], [[Al Dhafra Air Base]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The 363 AEOG was inactivated on 26 August 2003. The squadron's current status is undetermined.

The [[World War II]] '''763d Bombardment Squadron''' was a [[B-24 Liberator]] heavy bombardment squadron, last assigned to the [[460th Bombardment Group]], stationed at [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]]. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.


==History==
==History==
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Deployed to Southern Italy in January 1944; entered combat in January 1944, being assigned to [[Fifteenth Air Force]] [[55th Bombardment Wing (World War II)|55th Bombardment Wing]]. Engaged in very long range strategic bombing missions to enemy military, industrial and transportation targets in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]], and [[Yugoslavia]], bombing railroad marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives.
Deployed to Southern Italy in January 1944; entered combat in January 1944, being assigned to [[Fifteenth Air Force]] [[55th Bombardment Wing (World War II)|55th Bombardment Wing]]. Engaged in very long range strategic bombing missions to enemy military, industrial and transportation targets in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]], and [[Yugoslavia]], bombing railroad marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives.


The squadron flew its last World War II combat mission on 26 April 1945. After [[V-E Day]], was assigned to Green Project which was the movement of troops from Europe to the United States via the South Atlantic Transport Route. B-24s were modified with sealed bomb bays, removal of all defensive armament and internal fuselage equipped with seating to carry approximately 30 personnel. Was assigned to [[Air Transport Command]] at [[Waller Field]], [[Trinidad]] and to [[Natal, Brazil]]. Moved personnel from s[Dakar]] in [[French West Africa]] where personnel were transported across the South Atlantic to Brazil and eventually to [[Morrison Field]], [[Florida]] via Trinadad. Provided air transport until the end of September when the unit was inactivated.
The squadron flew its last World War II combat mission on 26 April 1945. After [[V-E Day]], was assigned to Green Project which was the movement of troops from Europe to the United States via the South Atlantic Transport Route. B-24s were modified with sealed bomb bays, removal of all defensive armament and internal fuselage equipped with seating to carry approximately 30 personnel. Was assigned to [[Air Transport Command]] at [[Waller Field]], [[Trinidad]] and to [[Natal, Brazil]]. Moved personnel from s[Dakar]] in [[French West Africa]] where personnel were transported across the South Atlantic to Brazil and eventually to [[Morrison Field]], [[Florida]] via Trinidad. Provided air transport until the end of September when the unit was inactivated.

The squadron was reactivated by a re-designation of the 4413th Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, on 1 December 1988. It's mission was to provide combat refueling of Coalition aircraft assigned to [[United States Air Forces Central]], primarily as part of [[Operation Southern Watch]]. It supported [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] beginning in 2002, and [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in 2003. It's host unit, the 363 AEOG was inactivated on 26 August 2003 with the closing of United States facilities at [[Prince Sultan Air Base]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. The squadron's current status is unknown


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: Activated on 1 July 1943
: Activated on 1 July 1943
: Inactivated on 26 September 1945
: Inactivated on 26 September 1945
* Redesignated as '''763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron''' and converted to provisional status on 1 December 1988.
: Activated by redesignation of 4413th Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 1 December 1988
: Possibly inactivated on 23 August 2003


===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* [[460th Bombardment Group]], 1 July 1943-26 September 1945
* [[460th Bombardment Group]], 1 July 1943-26 September 1945
: Attached to [[Air Transport Command]], 15 June-26 September 1945
: Attached to [[Air Transport Command]], 15 June-26 September 1945
* [[Air Combat Command]], 1 Dec 1988-Undetermined
: Attached to [[United States Air Forces Central]]
: Further attached to [[363d Air Expeditionary Operations Group]]


===Stations===
===Stations===
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* [[Waller Field]], [[Trinidad]], 15 June 1945
* [[Waller Field]], [[Trinidad]], 15 June 1945
* [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]], 30 June-26 September 1945
* [[Natal Airport]], [[Brazil]], 30 June-26 September 1945
* [[Al Dhafra Air Base]], [[United Arab Emirates]], 1 Dec 1988-Undetermined


===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943–1945
* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943–1945
* [[KC-135 Stratotanker]], 1998-Undetermined


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:33, 27 August 2010

763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
Active1943-1945, 1998-2003
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeBombardment

The 763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It was last known to be assigned to the 363d Air Expeditionary Operations Group, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 363 AEOG was inactivated on 26 August 2003. The squadron's current status is undetermined.

The World War II 763d Bombardment Squadron was a B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment squadron, last 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; assigned to II Bomber Command for training. Primarily trained in New Mexico and Utah. Received deployment orders for the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in August 1943. Moved to Georgia and Virginia where the squadron flew coastal patrol missions over the Southeast, October 1943-January 1944 while station in Italy was being constructed.

Deployed to Southern Italy in January 1944; entered combat in January 1944, being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force 55th Bombardment Wing. Engaged in very long range strategic bombing missions to enemy military, industrial and transportation targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia, bombing railroad marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives.

The squadron flew its last World War II combat mission on 26 April 1945. After V-E Day, was assigned to Green Project which was the movement of troops from Europe to the United States via the South Atlantic Transport Route. B-24s were modified with sealed bomb bays, removal of all defensive armament and internal fuselage equipped with seating to carry approximately 30 personnel. Was assigned to Air Transport Command at Waller Field, Trinidad and to Natal, Brazil. Moved personnel from s[Dakar]] in French West Africa where personnel were transported across the South Atlantic to Brazil and eventually to Morrison Field, Florida via Trinidad. Provided air transport until the end of September when the unit was inactivated.

The squadron was reactivated by a re-designation of the 4413th Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, on 1 December 1988. It's mission was to provide combat refueling of Coalition aircraft assigned to United States Air Forces Central, primarily as part of Operation Southern Watch. It supported Operation Enduring Freedom beginning in 2002, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. It's host unit, the 363 AEOG was inactivated on 26 August 2003 with the closing of United States facilities at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. The squadron's current status is unknown

Lineage

  • Constituted 763d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
Activated on 1 July 1943
Inactivated on 26 September 1945
  • Redesignated as 763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and converted to provisional status on 1 December 1988.
Activated by redesignation of 4413th Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 1 December 1988
Possibly inactivated on 23 August 2003

Assignments

Attached to Air Transport Command, 15 June-26 September 1945
Attached to United States Air Forces Central
Further attached to 363d Air Expeditionary Operations Group

Stations

Aircraft

References

Public Domain 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

External links

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