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* Constituted '''844th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''' on 14 Sep 1943 |
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: Activated on 1 Oct 1943 |
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: Redesignated '''844th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 17 Mar 1945 |
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: Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945. |
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===Assignments=== |
===Assignments=== |
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* [[489th Bombardment Group]], 1 Oct 1943-17 Oct 1945 |
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===Stations=== |
===Stations=== |
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* [[Wendover Field]], [[Utah]], 1 October 1943 – 3 April 1944 |
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* [[RAF Halesworth]] (AAF 365), [[England]], c. 1 May – November 1944 (Station 365) |
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* [[Bradley Field]], [[Connecticut]] 12 December 1944 |
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* [[Lincoln Army Airfield]], [[Nebraska]], c. 17 December 1944 |
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* [[Great Bend Army Air Field]], [[Kansas]] c. 18 February 1945 |
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* [[Davis-Monthan Field]], [[Arizona]], 3 April 1945 |
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* [[Fairmont Army Airfield]], [[Nebraska]] c. 13 July 1945 |
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* [[Fort Lawton]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] 23 August 1945 |
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* [[March Field]], [[California]] 2 September – 17 October 1945 |
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===Aircraft=== |
===Aircraft=== |
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* [[B-24 Liberator]], 1943-1944 |
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* [[B-29 Superfortress]], 1945. |
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== References== |
== References== |
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Revision as of 14:20, 21 July 2010
| 844th Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1943-1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 844th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 489th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at March Field, California on 17 October 1945.
History
Lineage
- Constituted 844th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943
- Activated on 1 Oct 1943
- Redesignated 844th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 17 Mar 1945
- Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945.
Assignments
- 489th Bombardment Group, 1 Oct 1943-17 Oct 1945
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-24 Liberator, 1943-1944
- B-29 Superfortress, 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