499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

The 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Waycross Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.[1]

499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt, last plane used by the 499th
Active1942–1944
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFighter-Bomber training
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron) emblem (approved 31 August 1942)[1]

History

Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 305th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942
Activated on 10 February 1942
Redesignated: 305th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942
Redesignated: 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
Disbanded on 1 May 1944[1]

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

References

Notes

  1. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 602

Bibliography

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

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  • 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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