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

Activated on 16 July 1942
Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

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

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