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词条 754th Bombardment Squadron
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  1. History

     Lineage  Assignments  Stations  Aircraft 

  2. References

  3. External links

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The 754th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 458th Bombardment Group stationed at March Field, California.

History

Established as a B-24 Liberator strategic bombardment squadron in early 1943. Trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to European Theater of Operations and assigned to Eighth Air Force, 2d Bombardment Division. Performed strategic bombardment of enemy targets over European continent, February 1944 - July 1945. Most squadron personnel demobilized in Europe and returned to the United States.

Re-manned and re-equipped with B-29 Superfortress Very Heavy bomber and trained for deployment to Pacific, however war ended before unit could be deployed. Assigned to Continental Air Forces, however inactivated in October 1945.

Lineage

  • Constituted 754th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943

Activated on 1 July 1943

Redesignated 754th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 5 August 1945

Inactivated on 17 October 1945.

Assignments

  • 458th Bombardment Group, 1 July 1943 – 17 October 1945.

Stations

  • Wendover Field, Utah, 1 July 1943
  • Gowen Field, Idaho, 28 July 1943
  • Kearns Center, Utah, 10 September 1943
  • Wendover Field, Utah, 15 September 1943
  • Tonopah Army Airfield, Nevada, 4 November 1943 – 1 January 1944
  • RAF Horsham St. Faith, England, 1 February 1944 – 3 July 1945
  • Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 15 July 1945
  • Walker Army Airfield, Kansas, 25 July 1945
  • March Field, California, 22 August-17 October 1945.

Aircraft

  • B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945
  • B-29 Superfortress, 1945

References

{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
  • {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|origyear=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402|pages= }}

External links

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1 : Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces

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