Lineage 424th Bombardment Squadron

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1 lineage

1.1 assignments
1.2 stations
1.3 aircraft





lineage

constituted 35th reconnaissance squadron, (heavy) on 28 january 1942


activated on 15 april 1942
redesignated 424th bombardment squadron (heavy) on 22 april 1942
redesignated 424th bombardment squadron, heavy in 1944
inactivated on 26 december 1945


redesignated 424th bombardment squadron, light on 15 november 1952


activated on 1 january 1953
inactivated on 19 july 1954


redesignated 424th bombardment squadron, medium on 11 august 1958


activated on 1 september 1958
discontinued , inactivated on 1 january 1962

assignments

307th bombardment group, 15 april 1942 - 26 december 1945
4430th air base wing (attached 4400th combat crew training group), 1 january 1953
4400th combat crew training group (later bombardment group), 1 may 1953 - 19 july 1954
307th bombardment wing, 1 september 1958 - 1 january 1962.

stations

aircraft

boeing b-17 flying fortress, 1942
consolidated b-24 liberator, 1942–1945
douglas b-26 invader, 1953–1954
boeing b-47 stratojet, 1958-1961.






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