590th Bombardment Squadron
The 590th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 395th Bombardment Group, stationed at Ardmore Army Air Field, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 1 April 1944.
| 590th Bombardment Squadron | |
|---|---|
 B-17 Flying Fortress as flown by the squadron | |
| Active | 1943-1944 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | heavy bomber training |
| Insignia | |
| 590th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 5 November 1943)[1] |  |
History
The unit was established as a B-17 Flying Fortress Operational Training Unit (OTU) as part of Second Air Force. It was inactivated in April 1944 as part of the phaseout of B-17 training.[1]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 590th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 29 January 1943
- Activated on 16 February 1943
- Inactivated on 1 April 1944[1]
Assignments
- 395th Bombardment Group, 16 February 1943 – 1 April 1944[1]
Stations
- Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, 16 February 1943
- Ardmore Army Air Field, Oklahoma, 25 October 1943 – 1 April 1944[1]
Aircraft
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943–1944[1]
References
Notes
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 676
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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