84th_Bombardment_Squadron
84th Bombardment Squadron
Military unit
The 84th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing, stationed at RAF Sculthorpe, England. It was inactivated on 22 June 1962.
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B-66 Destroyer as flown by the squadron | |
| Active | 1941-1962 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Tactical Bombardment |
| Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations[1] |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
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| 84th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 9 September 1942)[1] | |
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Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. Combat in MTO, 22 Jan 1943 – 30 Apr 1945. Cold War NATO tactical bombardment squadron. See 47th Operations Group for extended history.[1]
- Constituted as the 84th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940
- Activated on 15 Jan 1941
- Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 August 1943
- Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Intruder) on 16 April 1946
- Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet on 23 June 1948
- Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light c. 16 November 1950
- Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical on 1 October 1955
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 Jun 1962[1]
Assignments
- 47th Bombardment Group, 15 January 1941
- Twelfth Air Force, 2 October 1949
- Ninth Air Force, 17 October 1949 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group)
- Tactical Air Command, 1 August 1950 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing after 1 September 1950)
- 47th Bombardment Group, 12 March 1951
- 47th Bombardment Wing, 8 February 1955 – 22 June 1962[1]
Stations
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Aircraft
- Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1941-1942
- Douglas A-20 Havoc, 1942-1945
- Douglas A-26 Invader (later B-26), 1945-1949
- North American B-45 Tornado, 1949-1957
- Douglas B-66 Destroyer, 1958-1962[1]
Notes
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 291-292
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.