470th Bombardment Squadron

The 470th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

470th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 470th Bombardment Squadron[1]
Active1942-1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeBombardment

History

Established in 1942 as a B-25 Mitchell Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.

Lineage
  • Constituted 470th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942
Activated on 16 July 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft
  • B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

References
Notes
  1. The emblems of the four squadrons of the 334th Bombardment Group, featuring "Bomby-the-Bear" were featured in Hubbard, Gerard. "Aircraft Insigia, Spirit of Youth," National Geographic Magazine Vol. LXXXIII, No. 6, June 1943, p. 714
Sources

 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.

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