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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Squadron emblems of the United States Air Force. This is a list of United States Air Force Bomb Squadrons. It covers all squadrons that were constituted or redesignated as bombardment squadron sometime during their active service. Today Bomb Squadrons are considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) along with fighter squadrons. Units in this list ...
The tables of organization and equipment for all bombardment groups were roughly the same.In 1942, existing bomb groups were expanded from three to four numbered bombardment squadrons; and most bomb groups created during the war retained this structure - B-29 groups were the exception, having only three squadrons.
446th Bomb Group B-24s displaying the 1943 division and group marking scheme B-24s of the 458th Bomb Group, 96th Combat Bomb Wing, in 1944-45 color scheme Tail of a 100th Air Refueling Wing tanker displaying Square D in 2006. Groups were identified by a letter superimposed on the symbol.
Squadron Name Insignia Nickname Command Air Force Wing Date First Activated Base Aircraft Tail Code 9th Bomb Squadron: Bats [321] Air Force Global Strike Command: Eighth Air Force: 7 BW: 14 June 1917 Dyess AFB, Texas: B-1B [322] DY: 11th Bomb Squadron: Jiggs Squadron [citation needed] Air Force Global Strike Command: Eighth Air Force: 2 BW: 26 ...
Also listed is the group's tail code—the noted letter would appear inside the geometric shape (for example, J means the letter J would appear inside a triangle). Some squadrons and groups also used specific color bands on the wings or empennage of their aircraft; such colorings are not presented here.
A squadron may include two or three subordinate flights. In turn the squadron may be part of a group and then a wing. An Air Force squadron is the basic unit of the service and may carry the lineage and honors of units over a century ago.
It is currently at the American Museum at Duxford Aerodrome, England painted as 44-50492, a B-24M that was assigned to the 392d Bombardment Group, 578th Bombardment Squadron. World War II units and formations are documented here, including variants and other historical information.
Squadron Location Variants Service dates Notes 116th Bomb Wing: 128 BS: Robins AFB, GA: B-1B 1996-2002 Redesignated 116th Air Control Wing: 184th Bomb Wing: 127 BS: McConnell AFB, KS: B-1B 1994-2002 Redesignated 184th Intelligence Wing: Air Force Reserve Command: Wing Shield Squadron Location Variants Service dates Notes 489th Bomb Group: 345 ...