84th Bombardment Squadron
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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.
History
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.
Lineage
- 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
=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
=Stations=
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- McChord Field, Washington, 15 January 1941
- Fresno Army Air Base, California, 11 August 1941
- Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, 17 February 1942
- Greensboro Army Air Base, North Carolina, 16 July–c. 17 October 1942
- Médiouna Airfield, French Morocco, c. 18 November 1942
- Youks-les-Bains Airfield, Algeria, 6 January 1943
- Canrobert Airfield, Algeria, 29 March 1943
- Thelepte Airfield, Tunisia, 5 April 1943
- Souk-el-Arba Airfield, Tunisia, 13 April 1943
- Soliman Airfield, Tunisia, c. 1 June 1943
- RAF Hal Far, Malta, 21 July 1943
- Torrente Comunelli Airfield, Sicily, 10 August 1943
- Gerbini Airfield, Sicily, 20 August 1943
- Grottaglie Airfield, Italy, 24 September 1943
- Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 15 October 1943
- Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, 11 January 1944
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- Capodichino Airport, Italy, 22 March 1944
- Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, 25 April 1944
- Ponte Galeria Airfield, Italy, 10 June 1944
- Ombrone Airfield, Italy, 24 June 1944
- Poretta Airfield, Corsica, 15 July 1944
- Salon-de-Provence Air Base, France, 5 September 1944
- Follonica Airfield, Italy, 22 September 1944
- Rosignano Airfield, Italy, 4 October 1944
- Grosseto Airfield, Italy 2 January 1945
- Pisa Airfield, Italy, 17–22 June 1945
- Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, c. 12 July 1945
- Lake Charles Army Air Field, Louisiana, 9 September 1945
- Biggs Field, Texas, 20 October 1946
- Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 19 November 1948
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 17 October 1949 – 21 May 1952
- RAF Sculthorpe, England, 31 May 1952 – 22 June 1962
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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
References
=Notes=
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=Bibliography=
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
- {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig-year= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180735/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 December 2016|access-date= December 17, 2016|edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979}}
- {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |archive-url= https://archive.today/20230820144531/https://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 August 2023 |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}}
- {{cite book|last=Ravenstein|first=Charles A.|title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977|url= https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330257/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-047.pdf|access-date= December 17, 2016|year=1984|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-12-9}}