316th Bombardment Squadron
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| 316th Bombardment Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 316th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Active | 1942–1944 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 316th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 88th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Avon Park Army Airfield, Florida on 1 May 1944.
History
Established in early 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron. Was assigned to II Bomber Command as a heavy bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). The squadron was assigned primarily to airfields in the Pacific Northwest under II BC; performing training of new units, then becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Reassigned to III Bomber Command in November 1943 when Second Air Force began to exclusively train Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircrews. Continued as a B-17 RTU until the end of heavy bomber training of replacement aircrews in May 1944; was inactivated.
Lineage
- Constituted 316th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 January 1942
- Activated on 15 July 1942
- Inactivated on 1 May 1944.
Assignments
- 88th Bombardment Group, 15 Jul 1942 – 1 May 1944
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1944
References
This article incorporates public domain material from 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.