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

History

Established as a B-25 Mitchell
B-25 Mitchell
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 medium bombardment squadron in early 1942; trained under Third Air Force
Third Air Force
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. Assigned to Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina
South Carolina
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 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 Jan 1942
Activated on 15 Mar 1942
Redesignated 426th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Stations

  • Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona
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    , 15 March 1942
  • Jackson Army Air Base, Mississippi
    Mississippi
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    , 15 March 1942
  • Key Field
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    , Mississippi
    Mississippi
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    , 29 April 1942;
  • Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina
    South Carolina
    South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

    , 15 May 1942-1 May 1944
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