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The '''500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. Its last assignment was with the [[85th Fighter-Bomber Group]] stationed at [[Harris Neck Army Airfield]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
The '''500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. Its last assignment was with the [[85th Fighter-Bomber Group]] stationed at [[Harris Neck Army Air Field]], 1eorgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.


==History==
==History==
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Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944
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===Lineage===

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* Constituted '''306th Bombardment Squadron (Light)''' on 13 January 1942
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==Lineage==
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* Constituted as the '''306th Bombardment Squadron''' (Light) on 13 January 1942
: Activated on 10 February 1942
: Activated on 10 February 1942
: Redesignated: '''306th Bombardment Squadron (Dive)''' on 27 July 1942
: Redesignated '''306th Bombardment Squadron''' (Dive) on 27 July 1942
: Redesignated: '''500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron''' on 10 August 1943
: Redesignated '''500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron''' on 10 August 1943
: Disbanded on 1 May 1944.
: Disbanded on 1 May 1944<ref name=Maurer500FS/>


===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* [[85th Fighter-Bomber Group|85th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Group]], 10 February 1942-1 May 1944.
* * [[85th Bombardment Group]] (later 85th Fighter-Bomber Group), 10 February 1942 – 1 May 1944<ref name=Maurer500FS/>


===Stations===
===Stations===
* [[Hunter Army Airfield|Savannah AAB]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 10 February 1942
* [[Hunter Army Airfield|Army Air Base, Savannah]], Georgia, 10 February 1942
* [[Bowman Field (airport)|Bowman Field]], [[Kentucky]], c. 16 February 1942
* [[Bowman Field (Kentucky)|Bowman Field]], Kentucky, c. 16 February 1942
* [[Hunter Army Airfield|Hunter Field]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 8 June 1942
* Hunter Field, Georgia, 8 June 1942
* [[Waycross Army Airfield|Waycross AAF]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 15 August 1942
* [[Waycross Army Air Field]], Georgia, 15 August 1942
* [[Gillespie Field (Tennessee)|Gillespie Field]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], 3 October 1942
* [[Gillespie Field]], Tennessee, 3 October 1942
* [[Blythe Army Air Base|Blythe AAB]], [[California]], 2 November 1942
* [[Blythe Army Air Base]], California, 2 November 1942
* [[Rice Army Airfield|Rice AAF]], [[California]], c. 11 December 1942
* [[Rice Army Air Field]], California, c. 11 December 1942
* [[Harding Army Air Field|Harding AAF]], [[Louisiana]], c. 9 April 1943
* [[Harding Army Air Field]], Louisiana, c. 9 April 1943
* [[Waycross Army Airfield|Waycross AAF]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 23 August 1943
* Waycross Army Air Field, Georgia, 23 August 1943
* [[Harris Neck Army Airfield|Harris Neck AAF]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], 11 December 1943-1 May 1944
* [[Harris Neck Army Air Field]], Georgia, 11 December 1943 – 1 May 1944<ref name=Maurer500FS/>


===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* [[V-72 Vengeance]], 1942
* [[Vultee V-72 Vengeance]], 1942
* [[A-24 Dauntless]], 1942–1943
* [[Douglas A-24 Dauntless]], 1942–1943
* [[North American A-36]], 1943
* [[North American A-36 Apache]], 1943
* [[P-39 Aircobra]], 1943–1944
* [[Bell P-39 Airacobra]], 1943–1944
* [[P-40 Warhawk]], 1944
* [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]], 1944<ref name=Maurer500FS/>

===Operations history===
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Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944


==References==
==References==
===Notes===
{{AFHRA}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|40em}}
<references />
* Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975


==External links==
===Bibliography===
{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}
{{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|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 |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}}


{{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}}
{{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}}
{{USAAF 3d Air Force World War II}}
{{USAAF 3d Air Force World War II}}


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[[Category:Military units and formations of the United States in World War II]]
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 9 January 2021

500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
P-40 Warhawks as flown by the squadron
Active1942–1944
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFighter-Bomber training
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron) emblem (approved 31 August 1942)[1]

The 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Harris Neck Army Air Field, 1eorgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

History

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Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944

Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 306th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942
Activated on 10 February 1942
Redesignated 306th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942
Redesignated 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
Disbanded on 1 May 1944[1]

Assignments

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Stations

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Aircraft

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 603

Bibliography

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  • 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.
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