470th Bombardment Squadron

470th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 470th Bombardment Squadron[1]
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

The 470th 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.

History

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

Lineage

• Constituted 470th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 16 July 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

• 334th Bombardment Group, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

• Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944.

Aircraft

• B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

References

Notes

1. The emblems of the four squadrons of the 334th Bombardment Group, featuring "Bomby-the-Bear" were featured in Hubbard, Gerard. "Aircraft Insigia, Spirit of Youth," National Geographic Magazine Vol. LXXXIII, No. 6, June 1943, p. 714

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• 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.