Category:Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces
When the United States Army Air Forces was established, there were 4 types of Bombardment Squadrons:
- Bombardment Squadron (Dive)
- Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
- Bombardment Squadron (Light)
- Bombardment Squadron (Medium)
In 1943, a Bombardment Squadrons (Dive) equipped with two engine aircraft became Bombardment Squadrons (Light), but those flying single engine planes became Fighter-Bomber Squadrons. Starting the same year, the type appearing in parentheses was replaced by a type following a comma. For example Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) became Bombardment Squadrons, Heavy.
In 1944 the type Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy was added. During the war there were additional type designations that applied only to a few specialized units.
Bombardment squadrons were numbered 1-100, 301-655 and 668-885. The numbers 101-300 were reserved for National Guard units. The numbers 656-667 were dive bomber units constituted in the spring of 1943, but that action was revoked and the units were not activated. The 391st through 436th Bombardment Squadrons were former Reconnaissance Squadrons. Due to reorganizations, disbandments, and the like, some numbers were used more than once and some squadrons had more than one number as a bombardment squadron.
Pages in category "Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces"
The following 193 pages are in this category, out of 193 total.
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- 2d Bombardment Squadron
- 3d Bombardment Squadron
- 7th Bombardment Squadron
- 12th Bombardment Squadron
- 14th Bombardment Squadron
- 21st Bombardment Squadron
- 22d Bombardment Squadron
- 26th Bombardment Squadron
- 27th Bombardment Squadron
- 29th Bombardment Squadron (1941-1946)
- 30th Bombardment Squadron
- 32d Bombardment Squadron
- 35th Bombardment Squadron
- 37th Bombardment Squadron
- 38th Bombardment Squadron
- 44th Bombardment Squadron
- 45th Bombardment Squadron
- 47th Bombardment Squadron
- 51st Bombardment Squadron (Light)
- 59th Bombardment Squadron
- 62d Bombardment Squadron
- 63d Bombardment Squadron
- 64th Bombardment Squadron
- 65th Bombardment Squadron
- 73d Special Operations Squadron
- 74th Bombardment Squadron
- 77th Bombardment Squadron
- 98th Bombardment Squadron
- 99th Bombardment Squadron
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- 314th Bombardment Squadron
- 315th Bombardment Squadron
- 322d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
- 326th Bombardment Squadron
- 327th Bombardment Squadron
- 330th Bombardment Squadron
- 334th Bombardment Squadron
- 335th Bombardment Squadron
- 336th Bombardment Squadron
- 337th Bombardment Squadron
- 338th Bombardment Squadron
- 339th Bombardment Squadron
- 346th Bombardment Squadron
- 352d Bombardment Squadron
- 353d Bombardment Squadron
- 354th Bombardment Squadron
- 367th Bombardment Squadron
- 368th Bombardment Squadron
- 369th Bombardment Squadron
- 370th Bombardment Squadron
- 371st Bombardment Squadron
- 372d Bombardment Squadron
- 375th Bombardment Squadron
- 386th Bombardment Squadron
- 387th Bombardment Squadron
- 388th Bombardment Squadron
- 389th Bombardment Squadron
- 394th Bombardment Squadron
- 397th Bombardment Squadron
- 398th Bombardment Squadron
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- 400th Bombardment Squadron
- 403d Bombardment Squadron
- 404th Bombardment Squadron
- 407th Bombardment Squadron
- 408th Bombardment Squadron
- 413th Bombardment Squadron
- 415th Bombardment Squadron
- 416th Bombardment Squadron
- 417th Bombardment Squadron
- 418th Bombardment Squadron
- 419th Bombardment Squadron
- 423d Bombardment Squadron
- 424th Bombardment Squadron
- 425th Bombardment Squadron
- 429th Bombardment Squadron
- 430th Bombardment Squadron
- 431st Bombardment Squadron
- 435th Bombardment Squadron
- 440th Bombardment Squadron
- 442d Bombardment Squadron
- 443d Bombardment Squadron
- 444th Bombardment Squadron
- 445th Bombardment Squadron
- 460th Bombardment Squadron
- 465th Bombardment Squadron
- 470th Bombardment Squadron
- 471st Bombardment Squadron
- 473d Bombardment Squadron
- 474th Bombardment Squadron
- 475th Bombardment Squadron
- 476th Bombardment Squadron
- 477th Bombardment Squadron
- 478th Bombardment Squadron
- 479th Bombardment Squadron
- 480th Bombardment Squadron
- 481st Bombardment Squadron
- 482d Bombardment Squadron
- 484th Bombardment Squadron
- 486th Bombardment Squadron
- 487th Bombardment Squadron
- 488th Bombardment Squadron
- 491st Bombardment Squadron
- 492d Bombardment Squadron
- 494th Bombardment Squadron
- 495th Bombardment Squadron
- 496th Bombardment Squadron
- 498th Bombardment Squadron
- 499th Bombardment Squadron
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- 500th Bombardment Squadron
- 501st Bombardment Squadron
- 506th Bombardment Squadron
- 507th Bombardment Squadron
- 511th Bombardment Squadron
- 512th Bombardment Squadron
- 514th Bombardment Squadron
- 515th Bombardment Squadron
- 524th Bombardment Squadron
- 525th Bombardment Squadron
- 526th Bombardment Squadron
- 527th Bombardment Squadron
- 529th Bombardment Squadron
- 530th Bombardment Squadron
- 531st Bombardment Squadron
- 541st Bombardment Squadron
- 544th Bombardment Squadron
- 545th Bombardment Squadron
- 546th Bombardment Squadron
- 547th Bombardment Squadron
- 555th Bombardment Squadron
- 578th Bombardment Squadron
- 585th Bombardment Squadron
- 586th Bombardment Squadron
- 587th Bombardment Squadron
- 588th Bombardment Squadron
- 589th Bombardment Squadron
- 590th Bombardment Squadron
- 591st Bombardment Squadron
- 597th Bombardment Squadron
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- 700th Bombardment Squadron
- 701st Bombardment Squadron
- 708th Bombardment Squadron
- 709th Bombardment Squadron
- 710th Bombardment Squadron
- 712th Bombardment Squadron
- 714th Bombardment Squadron
- 717th Bombardment Squadron
- 718th Intelligence Squadron
- 748th Bombardment Squadron
- 749th Bombardment Squadron
- 750th Bombardment Squadron
- 751st Bombardment Squadron
- 752d Bombardment Squadron
- 753d Bombardment Squadron
- 754th Bombardment Squadron
- 755th Bombardment Squadron
- 768th Bombardment Squadron
- 769th Bombardment Squadron
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- 819th Bombardment Squadron
- 820th Bombardment Squadron
- 828th Bombardment Squadron
- 829th Bombardment Squadron
- 830th Bombardment Squadron
- 831st Bombardment Squadron
- 832d Bombardment Squadron
- 833d Bombardment Squadron
- 834th Bombardment Squadron
- 835th Bombardment Squadron
- 839th Bombardment Squadron
- 847th Bombardment Squadron
- 852d Bombardment Squadron
- 853d Bombardment Squadron
- 854th Bombardment Squadron
- 855th Bombardment Squadron
- 857th Bombardment Squadron
- 858th Bombardment Squadron
- 859th Bombardment Squadron
- 863d Bombardment Squadron
- 864th Bombardment Squadron
- 869th Bombardment Squadron
- 870th Bombardment Squadron
- 878th Bombardment Squadron
- 881st Bombardment Squadron
- 883d Bombardment Squadron