809th Bombardment Squadron

809th Bombardment Squadron
Active 1943-1944
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Bombardment

The 809th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 472d Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico on 1 April 1944.

History

Established in mid-1943 to provide B-29 Superfortress crew training. Trained with both B-17s and B-29s. Inactivated in April 1944 with the dissolution of combat crew training.

Lineage

Activated on 1 Sep 1943
Redesignated 809th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 1 Dec 1943
Disbanded 1 Apr 1944

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Aircraft

References

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