426th Bombardment Squadron

The 426th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 309th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 1 May 1944.

426th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 426th Bombardment Squadron
Active1942–1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeBombardment Training

History

Established as a B-25 Mitchell medium bombardment squadron in early 1942; trained under Third Air Force. Assigned to Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina as first an Operational Training Unit (OTU) for newly formed squadrons, then in 1943 becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for pilots and aircrew on the B-25 prior to the personnel being assigned overseas to combat units. Inactivated on 1 May 1944 with the phaseout of B-25 training.

Lineage

  • Constituted 37th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 28 January 1942
Activated on 15 March 1942
Redesignated 426th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 April 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

  • B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

    • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
    • 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (ACC) Factsheet
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