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 The numbers 656-667 were dive bomber units constituted in the spring of 1943, but that action was revoked and the units were not activated.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.
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Pages in category "Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 569 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- 415th Bombardment Squadron
- 416th Bombardment Squadron
- 417th Bombardment Squadron
- 418th Bombardment Squadron
- 421st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
- 421st Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)
- 422d Bombardment Squadron
- 423d Bombardment Squadron
- 424th Bombardment Squadron
- 425th Bombardment Squadron
- 426th Bombardment Squadron
- 427th Bombardment Squadron
- 428th Bombardment Squadron
- 429th Attack Squadron
- 431st Bombardment Squadron
- 432d Bombardment Squadron
- 433d Bombardment Squadron
- 434th Bombardment Squadron
- 436th Bombardment Squadron
- 437th Bombardment Squadron
- 438th Bombardment Squadron
- 439th Bombardment Squadron
- 440th Bombardment Squadron
- 441st Bombardment Squadron
- 442d Bombardment Squadron
- 443d Bombardment Squadron
- 444th Bombardment Squadron
- 445th Bombardment Squadron
- 446th Bombardment Squadron
- 447th Bombardment Squadron
- 448th Bombardment Squadron
- 449th Bombardment Squadron
- 450th Bombardment Squadron
- 451st Bombardment Squadron
- 452d Bombardment Squadron
- 453d Bombardment Squadron
- 454th Bombardment Squadron
- 455th Bombardment Squadron
- 456th Bombardment Squadron
- 458th Bombardment Squadron
- 461st Bombardment Squadron
- 465th Bombardment Squadron
- 466th Bombardment Squadron
- 467th Bombardment Squadron
- 468th Bombardment Squadron
- 469th Bombardment Squadron
- 470th Bombardment Squadron
- 471st Bombardment Squadron
- 472d 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 (Dive)
- 483d Bombardment Squadron (Dive)
- 484th Bombardment Squadron (Dive)
- 485th Bombardment Squadron (Dive)
- 486th Bombardment Squadron
- 487th Bombardment Squadron
- 488th Bombardment Squadron
- 489th Bombardment Squadron
- 490th Bombardment Squadron
- 491st Bombardment Squadron
- 492nd Bombardment Squadron
- 493d Bombardment Squadron
- 494th Bombardment Squadron
- 495th Bombardment Squadron
- 496th Bombardment Squadron
- 497th Bombardment Squadron
- 498th Bombardment Squadron
- 499th Bombardment Squadron
- 500th Bombardment Squadron
- 501st Bombardment Squadron
- 502d Bombardment Squadron
- 503d Bombardment Squadron
- 504th Bombardment Squadron
- 505th Bombardment Squadron
- 506th Bombardment Squadron
- 508th Bombardment Squadron
- 509th Bombardment Squadron
- 510th Bombardment Squadron
- 511th Bombardment Squadron
- 513th Bombardment Squadron
- 514th Bombardment Squadron
- 515th Bombardment Squadron
- 516th Bombardment Squadron
- 517th Bombardment Squadron
- 518th Bombardment Squadron
- 519th Bombardment Squadron
- 520th Bombardment Squadron
- 521st Bombardment Squadron
- 522d Bombardment Squadron
- 523d Bombardment Squadron
- 524th Bombardment Squadron
- 526th Bombardment Squadron
- 527th Bombardment Squadron
- 528th Bombardment Squadron
- 529th Bombardment Squadron
- 530th Bombardment Squadron
- 531st Bombardment Squadron
- 532d Bombardment Squadron
- 533d Bombardment Squadron
- 534th Bombardment Squadron
- 535th Bombardment Squadron
- 536th Bombardment Squadron
- 537th Bombardment Squadron
- 538th Bombardment Squadron
- 539th Bombardment Squadron
- 540th Bombardment Squadron
- 541st Bombardment Squadron
- 542d Bombardment Squadron
- 543d Bombardment Squadron
- 545th Bombardment Squadron
- 546th Bombardment Squadron
- 547th Bombardment Squadron
- 548th Bombardment Squadron
- 549th Bombardment Squadron
- 550th Bombardment Squadron
- 551st Bombardment Squadron
- 552d Bombardment Squadron
- 553d Bombardment Squadron
- 554th Bombardment Squadron
- 555th Bombardment Squadron
- 556th Bombardment Squadron
- 557th Bombardment Squadron
- 558th Bombardment Squadron
- 559th Bombardment Squadron
- 560th Bombardment Squadron
- 561st Bombardment Squadron
- 562d Bombardment Squadron
- 563d Bombardment Squadron
- 564th Bombardment Squadron
- 565th Bombardment Squadron
- 566th Bombardment Squadron
- 567th Bombardment Squadron
- 569th Bombardment Squadron
- 570th Bombardment Squadron
- 571st Bombardment Squadron
- 572d Bombardment Squadron
- 573d Bombardment Squadron
- 574th Bombardment Squadron
- 575th Bombardment Squadron
- 576th Bombardment Squadron
- 577th Bombardment Squadron
- 578th Bombardment Squadron
- 579th Bombardment Squadron
- 580th Bombardment Squadron
- 581st Bombardment Squadron
- 582d Bombardment Squadron
- 583d Bombardment Squadron
- 584th Bombardment Squadron
- 585th Bombardment Squadron
- 586th Bombardment Squadron
- 587th Bombardment Squadron
- 588th Bombardment Squadron
- 589th Bombardment Squadron
- 590th Bombardment Squadron
- 591st Bombardment Squadron
- 592d Bombardment Squadron
- 593d Bombardment Squadron
- 594th Bombardment Squadron
- 595th Bombardment Squadron
- 596th Bombardment Squadron
- 597th Bombardment Squadron
- 598th Bombardment Squadron
- 599th Bombardment Squadron
- 600th Bombardment Squadron
- 601st Bombardment Squadron
- 602d Bombardment Squadron
- 603d Bombardment Squadron
- 604th Bombardment Squadron
- 605th Bombardment Squadron
- 606th Bombardment Squadron
- 607th Bombardment Squadron
- 608th Bombardment Squadron
- 609th Bombardment Squadron
- 610th Bombardment Squadron
- 611th Bombardment Squadron
- 612th Bombardment Squadron
- 613th Bombardment Squadron
- 614th Bombardment Squadron
- 615th Bombardment Squadron
- 616th Bombardment Squadron
- 617th Bombardment Squadron
- 618th Bombardment Squadron
- 619th Bombardment Squadron
- 620th Bombardment Squadron
- 621st Bombardment Squadron
- 622d Bombardment Squadron
- 623d Bombardment Squadron
- 624th Bombardment Squadron
- 625th Bombardment Squadron
- 626th Bombardment Squadron
- 627th Bombardment Squadron
- 628th Bombardment Squadron