473d Bombardment Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 473d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group
, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
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
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...
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
History
Established in 1942 as a B-25 Mitchell Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.Lineage
- Constituted 473d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942
- Activated on 16 July 1942
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944