The 471st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group

334th Bombardment Group

The 334th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina...

, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina

South Carolina

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. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944. On 19 September 1985, the 471st Bombardment Squadron was Consolidated with the 71st Air Refueling Squadron (Medium).

History

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

Lineage

• Constituted 471st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 16 July 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Consolidated (19 September 1985) with the 71st Air Refueling Squadron

71st Air Refueling Squadron

The 71st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 2d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 September 1991....

, (Medium).

The Consolidated Unit retains the Designation 71st Air Refueling Squadron, (Heavy).